Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Ministry of Environment has sounded a flood alert across 15 states, warning that at least 43 locations nationwide may experience intense rainfall capable of triggering flooding between September 4 and 8, 2025.
The alert, issued on Thursday through the National Flood Early Warning Centre, was signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Director of the Erosion, Flood, and Coastal Zone Management Department.
Flooding, one of Nigeria’s most persistent environmental challenges, often leaves behind trails of destruction — from displaced households and ruined farmlands to outbreaks of waterborne diseases. With climate change and weak drainage systems compounding the crisis, many communities remain exposed during the peak of the rainy season.
States and locations flagged in the alert include Ebonyi (Afikpo); Cross River (Edor, Ikom, Itigidi, Akpap); Kano (Gwarzo, Karaye); Zamfara (Anka, Gummi, Kaura Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi, Bukkuyum); Taraba (Dampar, Duchi, Garkowa, Gassol, Gembu, Gun Gun Bodel, Kambari, Mayo Ranewo, Mutum Biyu, Bandawa, Ngaruwa); Abia (Eziama, Umuahia); Yobe (Geidam, Kanama, Potiskum); and Plateau (Langtang, Shendam, Wase).
Other affected states are Borno (Ngala); Imo (Okigwe, Otoko); Niger (Sarki Pawa); Sokoto (Sokoto, Wamakko, Isa, Shagari, Makira); Kaduna (Kafanchan); and Akwa Ibom (Oron).
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s flood response efforts have received a boost with a $1 million donation from the Chinese government to support victims in the northern region. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, who signed the exchange notes with China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, described the intervention as timely, adding that it would aid relief distribution and livelihood recovery in hard-hit communities.
“We firmly believe that today’s signing will strengthen our partnership and ensure support reaches those most in need,” Bagudu said, noting that a joint monitoring and evaluation system had been agreed with the Chinese Embassy.
Ambassador Dunhai, for his part, expressed solidarity with Nigeria, recalling that both countries had recently endured devastating floods.
“In times of difficulty, China and Nigeria always stand together,” he stated.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had earlier forecast thunderstorms and rainfall across several northern states, including Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina, warning of possible flash floods in some areas.
By Adeola Olaniya | September 4, 2025
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