Tag: NIHSA

FG warns of flooding in Lagos, Rivers, Niger, 27 others

Aminu Imam
FG on flood alert

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, (NiHSA), has warned of potential flooding in 198 local government areas across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The alert, issued yesterday, covers August 7 to August 21, 2025, a span of 15 days during which vulnerable communities are advised to take precautionary measures. The alert categorised flood-risk levels as very high, high and moderate, depending on local topography and rainfall intensity projections. The affected states are: Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, the Federal Capital Territory, Gombe,…

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NIHSA issues flood alert for 28 states, 739 communities

Aminu Imam
NIHSA on flood alert

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, (NIHSA), has issued a fresh flood alert for 28 states and the  Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. According to the reports,  the agency warned of a high risk of flooding in over 739 communities and 162 local government areas between Tuesday and August 5. This is contained in a statement issued by NIHSA’s Director General, Umar Mohammad, who explained that the alert followed the agency’s forecast. This, he said, was consistent with the agency’s 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) released on April 10. NIHSA provides…

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FG issues flood alert, as Cameroon opens Lagdo Dam

Aminu Imam
Lagdo Dam

The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians about the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA), Umar Mohammed, issued the warning in an issued statement yesterday. While assuring the public that no major flooding is expected, Mohammed urged several StatesAdamawa, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Cross-River, and Rivers to prepare to minimize the potential impact. The Lagdo Dam, located in Northern Cameroon along the Benue River, spans 586 km. In 2022, water releases from the dam…

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Agency issues warning alert on rising levels of River Niger

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA)on Friday issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger system. Umar Mohammed, the Director-General of NIHSA, in a statement, noted that floodwaters from these countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, starting with Kebbi. According to the agency, the development is attributed to upstream activities in Niger and Mali, with reports from the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) in Niamey, Niger Republic. NIHSA has assured that dam operators at Kainji and Jebba, situated on the River Niger, have been…

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Flood forecasting: NEMA provides automatic weather observatories to Hydrological agency

Aminu Imam

By Umar Kaltungo The National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) has provided three automatic Weather Observation Stations to enhance the operations of the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA). Speaking in Abuja at the unveiling of the 2021 Annual Flood Outlook, (AFO), by the NHSA, NEMA’s Director-General, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd) said the weather stations are at various stages of installations are located in Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti and Federal University, Kashere, in Gombe State. According to AVM Muhammed, “NEMA values collaboration with our partners and are ready…

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Flooding alert lists FCT, Lagos, Rivers, others as high risk areas from Sept 6

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has predicted that heavy flood might hit the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers state, Bayelsa, and others beginning from September 6. Disclosing this to newsmen, the  Director-General of NIHSA, Clement Nze, said the Middle Niger of the River Niger Basin is currently flooded and the magnitude of flood from that area is expected to arrive in Nigeria through Kebbi State from September 6, 2020.  He said parts of 275 local government areas in the 36 states of the federation, including Abuja, were within the moderately probable flood…

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