2025 flood: 140,228 Nigerians in 21 states affected so far — NEMA

No fewer than 140,228 Nigerians have been affected by flooding in 52 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 21 states of the federation so far.

With Lagos State now joining the list of affected states, at least 5,793 persons have been impacted, 1,164 houses damaged, and 1,149 persons displaced across five LGAs in the state.

According to the 2025 Flood Dashboard update from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 191 people have lost their lives to flooding in Niger, Adamawa, Gombe, and Borno states.

From the recorded casualties, Niger State had the highest death toll with 163 fatalities, followed by Adamawa with 26. Gombe and Borno states each recorded one death.

The data from the 2025 Flood Dashboard further shows that 49,205 people have been displaced, while 94 individuals are declared missing.

In addition, 239 people sustained varying degrees of injury, 10,663 houses were damaged, and 9,454 farmlands destroyed across the 21 affected states.

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Among those severely impacted were 62,393 children, 43,531 women, 28,505 men, 5,799 elderly people, and 1,887 persons living with disabilities.

A breakdown of the figures shows that Imo State recorded the highest number of affected and displaced persons — 28,030 and 15,107 respectively — followed by Rivers State with 22,345 affected and 9,645 displaced. Adamawa State had 12,613 affected and 5,808 displaced, while Abia recorded 11,907 affected and 4,896 displaced persons.

Other states affected by the flooding include the FCT, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, and Sokoto.