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 from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025.
The data, obtained by The PUNCH, provides a state-by-state breakdown of newly recorded HIV infections, highlighting the continued geographical spread of the epidemic despite years of intensified prevention efforts by the Federal Government and its partners.
According to the report, 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, rounding out the top 10 states with the highest number of new HIV infections during the year.
Other states that recorded more than 2,000 new infections were 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).
At the lower end of the scale, Ekiti recorded the fewest new HIV infections with 462 cases, followed by Bayelsa (982), Gombe (1,083), Osun (1,093), Kwara (1,371), Enugu (1,429), Yobe (1,483), Katsina (1,541), and Kebbi (1,572).
