By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a flood prediction for 15 states and 69 locations, warning that heavy rainfall between September 24 and 28, 2025, may lead to flooding in specific communities.
The National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Ministry made this known in a flood alert on Wednesday, signed by the Director of the Erosion, Flood, and Coastal Zone Management Department, Usman Abdullahi Bokani.
The advisory is part of the Ministry’s routine early-warning system aimed at preventing loss of lives and property during the peak of the rainy season.
Flooding remains a recurring natural disaster in Nigeria, displacing thousands of people annually, damaging infrastructure, and undermining food security.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency, no fewer than 232 persons have lost their lives, while 121,224 others have been displaced following floods that swept through parts of the country as of September 20, 2025.
The data also showed that at least 339,658 people were affected so far, with 681 sustaining various degrees of injuries.
The FEW centre noted that, “Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in 15 states across the country between 24th and 28th September, 2025. This may lead to flooding in the following locations and their environs.
- Adamawa: Farkumo, Jimeta, Mayo-Belwa, Wuro Bokki, Yola
- Anambra: Ogbakuba
- Bayelsa: Amassoma, Ikpidama, Kalama, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Odi, Odoni, Ogbia, Oloibiri, Oporoma, Otouke, Peremabiri, Sagbama, Yenagoa
- Borno: Damasak
- Delta: Abigborodo, Aboh, Abraka, Agbor, Asaba, Forcados, Koko, Okoloba, Okpo-Krika, Patani, Sapele, Ughelli, Warri, Umugboma, Umukwata, Umuchi-Utchi
- Edo: Benin City, Okada
- Imo: Egbema, Oguta
- Kano: Bebeji, Gezawa, Gwarzo, Kano, Karaye, Tudun-Wada, Wudil
- Katsina: Jibia
- Ondo: Akure, Ikare, Ita-Ogbolu
- Oyo: Iseyin, Oyo
- Rivers: Ahoada, Itu
- Sokoto: Isa, Shagari
- Taraba: Bandawa, Gembu, Ngaruwa, Serti
- Zamfara: Anka, Bungudu, Bukuyum, Gummi, Gusau, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi
The Ministry urged stakeholders to take note of the warning, prepare adequately, and provide preventive actions.
For more information and updates, residents are advised to follow official channels and heed all safety advisories.