Source: Africa Publicity
Nigeria recorded about 102,025 new HIV infections across its 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (2025) in 2025, a new report has revealed.
The federal ministry of health and social welfare of Nigeria released the state of the health of the nation report 2025.
Among other things, the report ranked Lagos as the state with the highest number of new infections at 10,430, followed by Rivers with 6,287, and Kano with 6,106.
The report provides a state-by-state breakdown of new HIV infections, highlighting the geographical distribution of the disease despite years of intensified prevention efforts by the federal government and its partners.
Akwa Ibom recorded 5,413 new infections, Taraba had 4,854, Benue reported 4,804, while Anambra accounted for 4,468 cases.
Kaduna recorded 3,659 new infections, while Adamawa and the FCT had 2,989 and 2,764 cases, respectively, completing the top 10 states with the highest number of new HIV infections in 2025.
Other states that recorded more than 2,000 infections include Cross River (2,595), Sokoto (2,592), 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).
Nigerian states with the fewest new infections include Ekiti with 462 new infections, Bayelsa (982), Gombe (1,083), Osun (1,093), Kwara (1,371), Enugu (1,429), Yobe (1,483), Katsina (1,541) and Kebbi (1,572).
The data reveals that a lot of work still has to be done by the federal government to curtail the spread of the disease across the country.
