Nigeria recorded 20,838 new HIV cases between January and March 2026.
According to a report by the National Data Repository, Lagos, Benue and Akwa Ibom states have the highest numbers.
Lagos led with 2,298 cases, followed by Benue with 1,949. Akwa Ibom ranked third with 1,159 cases, trailed by Rivers with 1,137 and Anambra with 1,013.
In the northern part of the country, Kaduna reported 842 cases, while Kano had 476.
Other states with high numbers include Delta (803), Oyo (763), Ogun (751), Plateau (662), Imo (640), and Nasarawa (615).
The Federal Capital Territory recorded 579 cases, while Abia and Edo had 527 and 512 cases respectively.
Lower figures were seen in Ebonyi (253), Gombe (252), and Borno (238). Ekiti reported 129 cases, Sokoto had 110, and Yobe recorded the least with 100 cases.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government announced it will provide about 346 million dollars in funding for 2026 to support efforts against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this during the launch of Lenacapavir, a long-acting injection used to help prevent HIV.
“In the context of this major bilateral funder, the co-financing for 2026 is almost 346 million dollars additional.
“Mr President has already directed the Budget Office of the Federation to ensure that it is captured in the 2026 budget,” Pate said.
According to him, the money will be used for essential needs such as medical supplies, lab testing and monitoring, reagents, strengthening primary healthcare, and helping citizens afford care.
“That means that some of the commodity costs, the laboratory surveillance costs, the reagents, primary health care, expansion of financial protection should be included,” he said.
Pate said this move shows Nigeria is putting more focus on funding its own healthcare as international support becomes less reliable.
“The global space is changing right in front of our eyes. Financing has become limited globally and constrained in many countries, including Nigeria.
“While we have had tremendous success over the last 25 years thanks to global partnerships, the headwinds we are facing in terms of the changing global landscape force us to think differently,” he said.
He also highlighted the importance of new solutions like Lenacapavir, saying such innovations will help improve efforts to control HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria across Nigeria.
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