By Ada Okafor.
A new flood alert from the Federal Ministry of Environment has warned that several locations across 16 states may experience heavy rainfall.
It was issued by the National Flood Early Warning Centre on Saturday and signed by the Director of the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department at the Federal Ministry of Environment, Usman Bokani.
It said the heavy rains will likely result in flooding between October 4 and October 8, 2025.
The centre predicted that the flooding might affect 39 locations across the 16 states.
The predicted states and locations are Delta State (Asaba); Yobe State (Damaturu); Sokoto State (Isa); Zamfara State (Anka, Bungudu, Gusau, Kaura-Namoda, Maradun, Shinkafi); Katsina State (Jibia); Oyo State (Kisi, Oyo); Kebbi State (Ribah, Sakaba, Yelwa); Kano State (Gwarzo, Sumaila, Karaye); Niger State (Kontagora, Mashegu, Mokwa, New-Bussa, Rijau, Wushishi).
Others are Kwara State (Kosubosu); Benue State (Agaku, Buruku, Gboko, Katsina-Ala, Ugba); Borno State (Briyel); Bayelsa State (Brass, Ikpidiama, Odoni); Cross River State (Edor, Ikom); Rivers State (Itu, Ahoada); and Enugu State (Nsukka).
The ministry urged relevant stakeholders and state governments to take precautionary measures to mitigate the potential impacts of the predicted flooding.
The National Emergency Management Agency report said that no fewer than 232 persons had lost their lives, while 121,224 others had been displaced following floods that swept through parts of the country, as of September 20.
