Nigeria recorded a total of 102,025 new HIV infections across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 2025, according to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025.
The report revealed that Lagos State recorded the highest number of new HIV infections during the year, with 10,430 cases, underscoring the continued burden of the virus despite ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns.
Top 10 States With the Highest HIV Cases
According to the data, Rivers State ranked second with 6,287 new infections, followed by Kano with 6,106 cases.
Akwa Ibom recorded 5,413 new infections, while Taraba and Benue reported 4,854 and 4,804 cases, respectively.
Anambra accounted for 4,468 new infections; Kaduna recorded 3,659 cases, while Adamawa and the Federal Capital Territory reported 2,989 and 2,764 new infections, respectively.
These figures place the states among those with the highest number of newly recorded HIV cases in Nigeria in 2025.
Other States With Significant Cases
Several other states also recorded more than 2,000 new HIV infections during the year.
Cross River reported 2,595 cases, Sokoto recorded 2,592, while Abia and Imo registered 2,546 and 2,537 cases respectively.
Delta recorded 2,469 new infections, followed by Borno with 2,311. Ogun reported 2,107 cases, Plateau had 2,084, Niger recorded 2,020, while Ebonyi documented 2,015 new infections.
States With the Lowest Recorded Cases
At the lower end of the statistics, Ekiti recorded the fewest new HIV infections with 462 cases.
Bayelsa reported 982 cases, while Gombe and Osun recorded 1,083 and 1,093 new infections, respectively.
Kwara accounted for 1,371 cases, Enugu recorded 1,429, Yobe had 1,483, Katsina reported 1,541, and Kebbi documented 1,572 new HIV infections.
The latest figures highlight the continued spread of HIV across the country and underscore the need for sustained public health interventions, increased testing, access to treatment, and awareness campaigns aimed at reducing new infections nationwide.