Nigeria, April 16 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that several states across northern and south-west Nigeria may experience heavy rainfall and possible flooding in the coming days.

The agency disclosed this in an advisory shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, citing flood predictions from the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET).

According to the advisory, parts of Adamawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau and Taraba states in the north, as well as Osun and Oyo in the South-west, alongside Enugu and Kwara states, are expected to witness heavy rainfall between 13 and 17 April.

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