The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that 433,578 persons have been affected by flooding across 27 states and 123 local government areas as of November 4, 2025.
According to figures obtained from NEMA’s 2025 flood dashboard on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at least 144,790 people were displaced while 241 lives were lost nationwide.
The report also confirmed 839 injuries and 115 persons still missing.
NEMA’s data shows that 52,509 houses were damaged by the disaster, with 74,767 hectares of cultivated farmlands washed away, leaving thousands of families without shelter or means of livelihood.
The demographic breakdown reveals that 82,820 men, 133,407 women, 197,566 children, and 19,985 elderly persons were affected.
The agency also recorded 2,503 persons with disabilities among the victims.
Adamawa, Lagos, Akwa Ibom Worst Hit
Adamawa State recorded the highest number of victims with 60,608 affected persons and 23,077 displaced.
Lagos followed with 57,951 affected and 3,680 displaced.
Akwa Ibom reported 51,813 affected and a staggering 44,732 displaced.
- Other states with significant impact include:
- Imo – 34,589 affected, 17,454 displaced
- Taraba – 28,107 affected, 4,465 displaced
- Rivers – 26,710 affected, 9,645 displaced
- Kaduna – 24,240 affected, 1,237 displaced
- Edo – 18,373 affected, 7,681 displaced
- Kebbi – 16,918 affected, 5,718 displaced
- Sokoto – 15,675 affected, 4,566 displaced
Further breakdown showed:
- Delta – 14,057 affected, 3,325 displaced
- Jigawa – 13,302 affected, 409 displaced
- Abia – 11,907 affected, 4,896 displaced
- Borno – 8,164 affected, 2,436 displaced
- Anambra – 6,296 affected, 1,050 displaced
- Niger – 6,041 affected, 1,860 displaced
- Cross River – 5,646 affected, 5,518 displaced
- Bayelsa – 5,868 affected, no displacement
- Yobe – 4,256 affected, 486 displaced
- Katsina – 4,061 affected, 557 displaced
- Gombe – 4,098 affected, 865 displaced
- Kano – 3,901 affected, 21 displaced
- Ondo – 3,735 affected, 363 displaced
- Kogi – 2,825 affected, no displacement
- Kwara – 2,663 affected, no displacement
- Nasarawa – 749 affected, 749 displaced
- FCT – 1,025 affected, no displacement
Naijaonpoint reports that the geopolitical analysis from the dashboard showed that the South-South region recorded the highest impact with 122,000 persons affected and 71,000 displaced.
Further events include:
- North-East – 105,000 affected, 31,000 displaced
- North-West – 78,000 affected, 13,000 displaced
- South-West – 62,000 affected, 4,000 displaced
- South-East – 53,000 affected, 23,000 displaced
- North Central – 13,000 affected, 3,000 displaced
NEMA highlighted several obstacles hampering response operations. Resource shortages accounted for 60 per cent of challenges, inaccessibility stood at 18 per cent, security risks at nine per cent, community resistance at eight per cent, and coordination gaps at four per cent.
The agency listed food, shelter, water and sanitation, health services and livelihood support as the most immediate needs of the affected population.
Other critical needs include nutrition assistance, education support, protection services and security.
NEMA said it is continuing to work with state authorities and humanitarian partners to scale up emergency relief efforts across the country.
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