The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted large-scale displacement and outbreak of waterborne diseases in Niger, Kwara and Kogi due to extreme heavy rainfall that the states may witness in the coming days.
This was contained in the high-impact-based forecast released on Monday by NiMet.
The agency also predicted damage to roads, bridges, loss of lives, injuries, reduction of visibility, and interruption of vehicular traffic during the rainfall.
The forecast reads: “On Tuesday 9th September, 2025 (0000-2359hrs), Extreme Heavy Rainfall is anticipated over parts of Niger, Kwara and Kogi States.
“Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected over the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, parts of Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Bauchi, Benue, Adamawa, Taraba, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Southern Ondo states
“Light to moderate rainfall is expected over most parts of the country. Low rainfall with little or no risk of hydro-meteorological hazard is expected over parts of Northern Yobe and Borno state”.
On the potential impact of the heavy rainfall, NiMet added: “Extreme heavy rainfall, flash flooding, riverine flooding, soil erosion, thunder and lightning, strong winds.
“Large-scale displacement of people due to floods, outbreaks of waterborne diseases, damages to infrastructures (roads, bridges), Loss of lives, injuries, reduction of visibility, interruption of vehicular traffic.”
On Wednesday, 10th September 2025 (0000 – 2359hrs), the agency predicted light to moderate rainfall over parts of Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Kwara, Taraba, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.
On Thursday 11th September, 2025 (0000 – 2359hrs), it stated that moderate to heavy rainfall is expected over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Nasarawa, Southern Kaduna and Cross River states.
It added that light to moderate rainfall is expected over the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Kwara, parts of Kogi, Rivers, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Bauchi and Jigawa states.
The agency also predicted that in the next three days, moderate risk of hazards due to strong winds are likely over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kano, Yobe, Gombe, Kebbi and Niger States.
