Data by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has shown that 165 persons died in this year’s flooding, with 82 people missing.

The data said a total of 119,791 persons were affected in the various flood incidents.

The agency also stated that “138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, 43,936 displaced, 8,594 houses affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 19 states.”

According to the 2025 flood dashboard by NEMA, children and women were mostly affected.

On those affected, the data said: “53,314 children, 36,573 women, 24,600 men, 5,304 elderly, 1,863 disabled persons have so far been affected by this year flood. The states with the highest number of affected persons are; Imo, Rivers, Abia, Borno and Kaduna states. The 19 states affected are; Abia, FCT, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Rivers and Sokoto states.” (The Nation)