NiMet has advised governments, emergency managers and relevant bodies to use weather forecasts for effective planning.
NEMA says 1,048,312 people have been affected by flooding in Nigeria between April and September 2024.
He noted that about 40 per cent of the farmlands in Maiduguri had been submerged ahead of harvest season.
Mr Shettima said this on Wednesday when he received the speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The ACF has extended its condolences to North and other affected communities following the devastating floods caused by overflowing rivers, streams, and dams.
Mr Umar attributed the flooding to the overflow and collapse of the Alau Dam in Konduga LGA.
The last time the dam had such a problem was in 1994, resulting in unprecedented flooding in Maiduguri when almost half of the town was flooded.
Mrs Soludo stated that she was aware that the state government had started making containment plans ahead of the looming flood.
Extensive flooding in eastern Bangladesh has left two people dead and nearly three million people stranded.
A government spokesman, Sharafat Zaman, said the casualty figures were expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue.
