The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported alarming figures from the ongoing 2025 floods in Nigeria, which have so far claimed 165 lives, left 82 people missing, and affected nearly 120,000 individuals across 19 states.
According to NEMA’s latest data, a total of 119,791 people have been impacted by the floods, with 43,936 of them displaced from their homes. At least 138 people have sustained various degrees of injuries.
The floods have ravaged 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs), causing widespread destruction of homes and farmland. NEMA reports that 8,594 houses have been damaged, and 8,278 farmlands destroyed, raising serious concerns over food security in affected communities.
Demographic data released by the agency paints a clearer picture of the humanitarian toll. Of those affected, 53,314 are children, 36,573 are women, 24,600 are men, 5,304 are elderly, and 1,863 are persons living with disabilities.
The five worst-hit states by number of affected persons are Imo, Rivers, Abia, Borno, and Kaduna. In total, the 19 affected states include Abia, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers, and Sokoto.
NEMA says its response teams are on the ground in coordination with state authorities and other emergency services to provide relief and coordinate evacuations where necessary.
