The National Emergency Management Agency has released updated figures on the devastating impact of the 2025 flooding season in Nigeria. According to their latest report, the floods have claimed 165 lives, with 82 people still missing and 119,791 residents affected across 19 states. The agency’s data also reveals the extent of displacement and destruction caused by the floods. The affected states include Abia, FCT, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto. NEMA’s report highlights that 43,936 people have been displaced, 8,594 houses affected, and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas. A breakdown of the affected individuals shows that 53,314 are children, 36,573 are women, 24,600 are men, 5,304 are elderly, and 1,863 are disabled persons. The states with the highest number of affected persons are Imo, Rivers, Abia, Borno, and Kaduna.
