Nigeria recorded 102,025 new HIV infections across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 2025, according to the State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025 released by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
The report showed that Lagos State recorded the highest number of new infections with 10,430 cases.
Rivers 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, while Anambra accounted for 4,468 cases.
Kaduna registered 3,659 new infections, with Adamawa and the Federal Capital Territory recording 2,989 and 2,764 cases respectively, completing the list of the 10 states with the highest number of new infections.
The report also showed that several other states recorded more than 2,000 new HIV infections during the period.
According to the data, Cross River recorded 2,595 new cases, 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.
States with comparatively lower numbers of new infections included Kebbi with 1,572 cases, Katsina 1,541, Yobe 1,483, Enugu 1,429, Kwara 1,371, Osun 1,093, Gombe 1,083, Bayelsa 982 and Ekiti, which recorded the lowest figure of 462 new infections.
The report underscores the continued burden of HIV in the country despite sustained prevention, testing and treatment interventions by the Federal Government and its development partners.
It also highlights the need for intensified public awareness campaigns, expanded access to HIV testing and treatment services, and strengthened prevention programmes, particularly in states with the highest number of new infections.
