NEMA Confirms 191 Dead, 94 Missing, 134,000 Affected As 2025 Floods Ravage 20 States

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that at least 191 people have lost their lives, 94 remain missing, and over 134,000 individuals have been affected by the devastating floods sweeping across 20 Nigerian states in 2025.

The agency’s latest Flood Impact Dashboard reveals that 239 persons sustained injuries, 48,056 have been displaced, and 9,499 homes have been damaged by floodwaters across 47 Local Government Areas (LGAs).

According to NEMA, 9,450 farmlands have also been destroyed, with children and women accounting for the majority of those impacted.

“Out of the total affected, 60,071 are children, 41,539 are women, 27,121 are men, 5,704 are elderly persons, and 1,874 are persons with disabilities,” the agency noted.

States with the highest flood-affected populations include:

Imo – 28,030 persons

Rivers – 22,345 persons

Adamawa – 12,613 persons

Abia – 11,907 persons

Borno – 8,164 persons

Kaduna – 7,334 persons

Other states affected include: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Edo, FCT, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto.

NEMA listed the urgent needs of affected communities as food, shelter, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), healthcare, education, protection, and security.

The agency also flagged key operational challenges including:

Shortage of humanitarian resources

Inaccessible terrains

Insecurity in some areas

Community resistance in a few locations

Weak inter-agency coordination

This year’s disaster, while still unfolding, is less severe than the 2024 flooding, which affected 5 million people, displaced 1.2 million, and claimed over 1,000 lives.

As rainfall continues across much of Nigeria, NEMA has called for increased intergovernmental coordination and faster deployment of relief to avert further loss of life.