The Federal Ministry of Environment has warned that at least 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory may experience flooding between June 22 and July 5, 2026, following forecasts of heavy rainfall across several parts of the country.
In a flood prediction issued on Monday through the National Flood Early Warning Centre under the Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department, the ministry identified hundreds of communities across the country as either critical-risk or high-risk flood zones.
According to the advisory dated June 22, 2026, “The following locations and their environs are likely to witness heavy rainfall that MAY lead to flooding within the period of prediction: 22nd June – 5th July, 2026.”
States listed under the critical-risk category include Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Rivers.
Some of the communities identified
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