Lagosians Raise Alarm Over Impact of Flooding (Video)
Last update: October 4, 2025
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Flooding is one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Poor urban planning, clogged drainage systems, and climate change have been blamed for worsening the crisis.
Flooding remains one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges, it displaces thousands, destroys property, and threaten food security.
Experts blame poor urban planning, clogged drainage systems, and climate change for worsening the crisis.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and Some state government have urged residents to pay attention to early warning alerts and relocate to higher lands. Some residents find it difficult to adhere to this warning.
The residents of Lagos, one of Africa’s biggest cities, are faced with increasingly severe annual flooding of their city, which is threatened by sea level rise and sinking at a rate of up to 87 millimeters per year.
The ability of this sinking city to cope with flooding is significantly hampered by poorly maintained waterways and drainage systems. The city is rapidly expanding as the population grows and people flock from rural areas towards urban centres in hopes of better economic opportunities.
Esther Penu a Petty Trader in the Iliasu area of Ikotun in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos state, wants government to provide necessary infrastructure to reduce the impact of Flooding in her area.
Other residents who spoke with CBI News lamented the impact of Flooding. The called for action from government.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Floods displaced more than 1.4 million people and destroyed crops across large parts of the country over the past few years..
Lagos State Government has urged residents of the state, especially those living in low-lying areas, to be on alert because, with the intensity of the rainfall already experienced, many areas will encounter flash floods.
The State warned that the forecast gathered from the State’s weather stations has geostationary imagery showing thunderstorms and widespread convective rainfall with dense cloud cover.
According to the state, what this means in simple language is that many areas will experience very heavy rainfalls and flash floods which the people have been alerted about earlier in the year.
The government said all areas that are abutting the rivers and lagoons in Lagos are also at risk of experiencing flash floods, which may come with high currents.
