Floods kill 236 across 27 states, FCT — NEMA

At least 236 people have died in floods that have ravaged 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) so far this year, according to the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) 2025 Flood Dashboard.

The report revealed that 409,714 people have been affected across 117 Local Government Areas, with thousands displaced and extensive destruction to homes, roads, and farmlands.

Niger State recorded the highest number of fatalities with 163 deaths, followed by Adamawa with 59. Taraba reported five deaths; Sokoto, three; Jigawa and Yobe, two each; while Gombe and Borno recorded one death each.

NEMA said 135,764 people have been displaced, 115 declared missing, and 826 others injured. In total, 47,708 houses were damaged and 62,653 farmlands destroyed.

Among those affected were 188,118 children, 125,307 women, 77,423 men, 18,866 elderly persons, and 2,418 people with disabilities.

Adamawa had the highest number of affected persons with 60,608 people and 23,077 displaced, followed by Lagos with 57,951 affected and 3,680 displaced. Akwa Ibom reported 46,233 affected and 40,140 displaced, while Taraba had 28,107 affected and 4,465 displaced.

Other heavily impacted states include Imo, Kaduna, Rivers, Abia, Edo, Kebbi, and Sokoto. Flooding was also reported in the FCT, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, and Ondo.

NEMA said it is closely monitoring the situation and coordinating relief efforts with state governments and humanitarian partners to provide shelter, food, and medical support to displaced persons.