Ahead of the rainy season, states across Nigeria have started taking measures to address the flooding expected to affect no fewer than 1,249 communities in 176 local governments across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The measures include public enlightenment campaigns, dredging water channels, and relocating communities located on river banks and floodplains.
This follows the federal government’s announcement that heavy flooding is expected between April and November.
Professor Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, disclosed this at the unveiling of the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency in Abuja.
Utsev identified the states at high risk of flooding, which include Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).