Nigeria recorded 102,025 new HIV infections across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025, with Lagos State accounting for the highest number of new cases.
Gatekeepers News reports that this was disclosed in a data from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025.
The figures show that Lagos recorded 10,430 new HIV infections during the year, leading the national chart. Rivers State followed with 6,287 cases, while Kano reported 6,106 new infections. Other states with high numbers included Akwa Ibom (5,413), Taraba (4,854), Benue (4,804), and Anambra (4,468).
Kaduna recorded 3,659 new cases, while Adamawa and the FCT reported 2,989 and 2,764 infections respectively. Several other states, including Cross River, Sokoto, Abia, Imo, Delta, Borno, Ogun, Plateau, Niger, and Ebonyi, each recorded more than 2,000 new infections.
At the lower end of the scale, Ekiti recorded the fewest new infections with 462 cases, followed by Bayelsa, Gombe, Osun, Kwara, Enugu, Yobe, Katsina, and Kebbi.
The latest data highlights the continued burden of HIV in Nigeria despite ongoing prevention and treatment efforts. Health experts have stressed the need for increased testing, awareness campaigns, and sustained funding as the country works towards the global 95-95-95 HIV targets aimed at ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
