The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a flood alert for 14 states, warning that 43 locations across the country may experience heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding between September 4 and September 8, 2025.
The alert, released on Thursday by the National Flood Early Warning Centre, was signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Director of the Erosion, Flood, and Coastal Zone Management Department.
Flooding remains one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges, often resulting in displacement, destruction of farmlands, and outbreaks of waterborne diseases. In recent years, heavy rains have worsened flooding across multiple states, with thousands losing homes and livelihoods.
The warning comes as the country faces the dual challenges of climate change and poor drainage infrastructure, which leave many communities especially vulnerable during the rainy season.
The affected states and locations include Ebonyi State (Afikpo); Cross River State (Edor, Ikom, Itigidi, Akpap); Kano State (Gwarzo, Karaye); Zamfara State (Anka, Gummi, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi, Bukkuyum); Taraba State (Dampar, Duchi, Garkowa, Gassol, Gembu, Gun Gun Bodel, Kambari, Mayo Ranewo, Mutum Biyu, Bandawa, Ngaruwa); Abia State (Eziama, Umuahia); Yobe State (Geidam, Kanama, Potiskum); Plateau State (Langtang, Shendam, Wase).
Other states are Borno State (Ngala); Imo State (Okigwe, Otoko); Niger State (Sarki Pawa); Sokoto State (Sokoto, Wamakko, Isa, Shagari, Makira); Kaduna State (Kafanchan); and Akwa Ibom State (Oron).
In response to the growing flood crisis, Nigeria’s flood relief efforts have received a boost from the Chinese government, which donated $1 million to support victims in northern states.
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, signed the exchange notes for the donation in Abuja alongside the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai.
Bagudu described the intervention as timely, stressing that it would complement the government’s drive to deliver relief materials and rebuild livelihoods in severely impacted communities.
He added that the government had agreed on a joint monitoring and evaluation mechanism with the Chinese Embassy.
Speaking earlier, Ambassador Dunhai expressed China’s solidarity with Nigeria, recalling that both countries recently suffered devastating flooding.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rainfall across several northern states, including Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina, on Monday morning. The rain is expected to extend into Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba by the afternoon.
NiMet warned that flash flooding could occur in Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina, Kaduna, and Kano States during this period.
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