Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - A total of 102,025 new HIV infections were recorded across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025, with Lagos State accounting for the highest number of new cases at 10,430, according to data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025.
According to Punch, a
state-by-state breakdown of newly recorded HIV infections, highlighting the
geographical spread of the epidemic despite years of intensified prevention
efforts by the Federal Government and its partners.
The data showed that Lagos recorded the highest number of
new HIV infections in 2025 with 10,430 cases.
Rivers State followed with 6,287 new infections, while Kano
recorded 6,106 cases
Akwa Ibom reported 5,413 new infections, Taraba had 4,854,
Benue recorded 4,804, and Anambra accounted for 4,468 cases. Kaduna registered
3,659 new infections, while Adamawa and the Federal Capital Territory recorded
2,989 and 2,764 cases, respectively, completing the list of the 10 states with
the highest number of new HIV infections during the year.
Other states recording more than 2,000 new infections
included Sokoto (2,592), Cross River (2,595), Abia (2,546), Imo (2,537), Delta
(2,469), Borno (2,311), Ogun (2,107), Plateau (2,084), Niger (2,020) and Ebonyi
(2,015).
At the lower end of the scale were Ekiti with 462 new
infections, Bayelsa with 982, Gombe with 1,083, Osun with 1,093, Kwara with
1,371, Enugu with 1,429, Yobe with 1,483, Katsina with 1,541 and Kebbi with
1,572.
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