Fact check: Nigeria recorded 102,025 new HIV infections across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025.

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 75/100

The Instagram post accurately reports that Nigeria recorded 102,025 new HIV cases in 2025, with Lagos State having the highest number of cases, according to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025. confirmed by 5 sources including Punch Newspapers and Daily Post Nigeria. However, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) clarified that the 10,430 cases for Lagos refer to individuals diagnosed through expanded testing services, not necessarily new infections acquired in 2025.

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Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @instablog9ja --- Caption/Description --- Lagos Tops Nigeria’s HIV Hotspots as Over 102,000 New Infections Hit the Country in 2025 Nigeria recorded 102,025 new HIV infections across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025, with Lagos State accounting for the highest number of new cases, according to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025. The report showed Lagos recorded 10,430 new infections, followed by Rivers with 6,287 and Kano with 6,106. Akwa Ibom reported 5,413 cases, while Taraba (4,854), Benue (4,804), Anambra (4,468), Kaduna (3,659), Adamawa (2,989) and the FCT (2,764) completed the top 10 states with the highest number of new infections. Other states with more than 2,000 new cases included 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 were 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 figures highlight that HIV remains a major public health challenge despite Nigeria operating one of the world’s largest HIV treatment programmes and expanding access to free testing, antiretroviral therapy, prevention of mother-to-child transmission services and pre-exposure prophylaxis. The Federal Government has also adopted the global 95-95-95 targets aimed at ensuring most people living with HIV know their status, receive treatment and achieve viral suppression by 2030. However, health experts have warned that reducing new infections remains difficult, especially among young people, adolescent girls, infants exposed to HIV and other high-risk groups. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima recently cautioned that “HIV is not over,” urging governments to sustain investments in prevention, testing and treatment

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  1. verified: Nigeria recorded 102,025 new HIV infections across its 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2025.
    Multiple news outlets, citing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025, confirm that Nigeria recorded 102,025 new HIV infections in 2025.
  2. misleading: Lagos State accounted for the highest number of new cases with 10,430 infections in 2025.
    While Lagos State recorded 10,430 HIV cases in 2025, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) clarified that these figures represent individuals diagnosed through expanded testing services, not necessarily new infections acquired within that year.
  3. verified: Rivers State recorded 6,287 new infections and Kano State recorded 6,106 new infections in 2025.
    News reports citing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025 confirm these figures for Rivers and Kano states.
  4. verified: Akwa Ibom reported 5,413 cases, Taraba (4,854), Benue (4,804), Anambra (4,468), Kaduna (3,659), Adamawa (2,989) and the FCT (2,764) completed the top 10 states with the highest number of new infections.
    News reports citing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025 corroborate these figures for the listed states.
  5. verified: Other states with more than 2,000 new cases included 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).
    News reports citing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025 confirm these figures for the listed states.
  6. verified: At the lower end of the scale were 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).
    News reports citing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare's State of the Health of the Nation Report 2025 confirm these figures for the listed states.
  7. verified: The Federal Government has adopted the global 95-95-95 targets aimed at ensuring most people living with HIV know their status, receive treatment and achieve viral suppression.
    Nigeria has adopted the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, which aim for 95% of people living with HIV to know their status, 95% of those diagnosed to receive sustained treatment, and 95% of those on treatment to achieve viral suppression.

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