In a statement on Tuesday, the agency’s Director-General, Umar Mohammad, said the warning followed a new forecast aligned with NIHSA’s 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO), released in April.
Mohammad said over 739 communities across 162 local government areas (LGAs) are at risk during the period under review. States identified in the high-risk category include Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, FCT, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba and Yobe.
He warned that major urban centres such as Lagos and Abuja could be affected, with key transport routes, including the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja Road, Birnin Kebbi-Bunza Road, and Ibi-Wukari Road, facing a heightened risk of disruption. (TVC)