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HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Infoguy666(op): 9:57am On Apr 23, 2025

Three states – Rivers, Benue, and Akwa Ibom – top the chart in the latest HIV spectrum estimates obtained from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, News360 Nigeria reports.,

Over two million people are reported to be currently living with HIV across Nigeria.

The report stated that the 2024 HIV prevalence by states showed that Rivers has the highest number of people living with HIV, with 208,767 recorded cases.

Benue followed closely with 202,346 cases, while Akwa Ibom has 161,597 recorded cases.

Meanwhile, Lagos State reported 108,649, recorded cases placing it fourth nationwide.

Anambra State has 100,429 cases, while the FCT reported 83,333 cases.

Other states in the high-prevalence bracket include Delta (68,170), Imo (67,944), Enugu (61,028), Edo (60,095), and Taraba (58,460).

The middle tier includes states with reported cases, such as Abia (54,655), Kaduna (54,458), and Kano (53,972).

Plateau State also reported a significant number, with 51,736 people living with HIV, followed closely by Borno (50,433) and Oyo (50,063). Cross River (43,452), Ogun (43,348), and Nasarawa (44,993) make up the mid-range prevalence group.

Adamawa reported 40,059 cases, while states like Gombe (31,825), Jigawa (31,409), Osun (30,714), and Niger (29,756) follow closely behind.

Bauchi reported 28,698, followed by Kogi (28,421), Ondo (27,150), and Katsina (26,788) fall into the lower-middle category, while Bayelsa State reported 25,339 cases.

States with the lowest numbers of recorded cases include Kwara (20,259), Kebbi (19,339), Ekiti (18,857), Sokoto (15,223), Ebonyi (14,151), Zamfara (13,253), and Yobe (11,956).

https://news360ng.com/rivers-benue-akwa-ibom-top-nigerias-2024-hiv-prevalence-list-as-over-two-million-people-live-with-virus/

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Snotat: 12:01pm On Apr 23, 2025

They will learn they hard way.
They cursed religious leaders.
Nothing is wrong with wearing miniskirt, Nothing is wrong with clubbing.
Nothing is wrong with prostitute standing by the road side day and night.
Those western lifestyle you decided to copy, let's see if you can handle it here in a poor country like Nigeria.

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Nobody: 12:01pm On Apr 23, 2025

What about Lagos grin

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Hmmmmm2024: 12:01pm On Apr 23, 2025

HIV cannot see me... Protect yourself, with the rate of hookup and escort girls in town, Protection is the key

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Donald7610: 12:01pm On Apr 23, 2025

Benue
No dey carry last

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Anijay1212(m): 12:02pm On Apr 23, 2025

Na the unreported cases dey fear me pass.
People hardly go for voluntery testing and densely populated places like Lagos and Kano states could have more than what is reported.
Finally we should all be careful out there. HIV no dey show for face.

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Talismann: 12:02pm On Apr 23, 2025*

my heartfelt condolence and deep sympathy to anyone wey still dey do raw and unprotected knacking.

The thing dey sweet wella Ajeh grin

and You fit even think say you dey invisible, say nothing like hiv/aids,

You fit damn the consequences because of the heightened pleasure of raw knacking, you fit even dey reason say that guy or girl looks very clean on the surface and them no get the dissease.

You fit dey ball, dey feel say you get money (omo baba olowo), you fit live roughly, dey sample anything raw, dey reason say nothing dey happen.
but just wait, you will pay dearly for it in a bit.
Live fast, D!e young

I dey hospital with my sibling when one nurse tell one baller say him dey hiv positive, the guy face became like a corpse immediately

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by TallNigerian: 12:02pm On Apr 23, 2025

....and no more free/subsidised drugs from USAID. Use your head o my people. Stay safe!

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Nobody: 12:02pm On Apr 23, 2025

Hmm

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Careful4u: 12:02pm On Apr 23, 2025

Hmmm nawa ooo, people should prioritise use of protection during sex than going raw and expecting no consequences grin

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by RenoOkriTheGoat: 12:03pm On Apr 23, 2025

Na lie. Where is Lagos?

Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by ItisWell22(f): 12:03pm On Apr 23, 2025

Benue and AkwaIbom? embarassed

For those who may think they’re in “fairly safe” states, notice that it’s in all states and most times the cases are underreported.

Abstain from premarital sex
Be faithful to a faithful partner
Correct, consistent use of condoms.

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Wealthoptulent(m): 12:03pm On Apr 23, 2025

ok oo.. great leader

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by eastOFwest(m): 12:04pm On Apr 23, 2025*

Why will anyone believe these figures are accurate when the figures from census etc are still contested till today? What makes these figures, all of sudden, authentic when it is coming from a FG agency?

Everyone should just use protection, even if you are engaging with a virgin (e get reason) or your state is last on the list. For long term relationship or marriage, test b4 u go bare with your full chest.

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by saintkel(m): 12:05pm On Apr 23, 2025

Firebox123:
What about Lagos

4th highest state

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Rexymania(m): 12:05pm On Apr 23, 2025

This thing still dey?

Omo that thing scared me in late 90s

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by verifywithme(m): 12:06pm On Apr 23, 2025

River's??😴😭... God abeg oo 😂🤲

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by sylve11: 12:06pm On Apr 23, 2025

Since 2016, Rivers State, Benue State, and Akwa Ibom have consistently ranked as the three states with the highest HIV populations. embarassed

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by OnyeObowo1: 12:06pm On Apr 23, 2025

Hmmmmm2024:
HIV cannot see me... Protect yourself, with the rate of hookup and escort girls in town, Protection is the key

Lolz why always Benue

Even hypertitis B, Benue is leading
Leading in every thing bad, even in Fulani killings

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by obembet(f): 12:06pm On Apr 23, 2025

They have always top the list for years

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Nobody: 12:06pm On Apr 23, 2025

Good news, we have better meds. The meds we use now work perfectly in keeping viral load down.

We also.have a newer med that can be given once every three months...that is four times a year. No need to take tablets. Problem is it is expensive. Right now, negotiations on price are deadlocked with the maker offering a price that is three times higher than what the south Africans and NGOs want. Either way the maker loses money

And we have an idea of how a cure would work. Two people have been cured ..but such a cure would require millions of dollars and is risky.

Hiv is not the bogeyman of 30 years ago

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Alaga2222(m): 12:07pm On Apr 23, 2025

Donald7610:
Benue
No dey carry last

No mind them nah on top Puna dem dey get power but If Hardsmen come all the youth go flee away.

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Skillsnigeria: 12:07pm On Apr 23, 2025

Hmmm

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Talismann: 12:08pm On Apr 23, 2025

OnyeObowo1:
Lolz why always Benue

Even hypertitis B, Benue is leading
Leading in every thing bad, even in Fulani killings

that one na state. E remain small dey go comot for map. grin

Their girls and guys too like knack, food and ogogoro

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by ZombiePUNISHER: 12:08pm On Apr 23, 2025

Lagos Eti osa is the headquarters

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by Kam2021: 12:09pm On Apr 23, 2025

Lagos not topping that chart should be frightening. They should encourage people there to go for tests.
It's even risky for those living in Lagos because you feel you are safe not knowing HIV is being freely shared.

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Re: HIV: Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom Leads Chart As Nigeria Reports 2 Million Patients by cyberbro: 12:12pm On Apr 23, 2025

The above statistic means that HIV rate in Nigeria is less than 1% and is no longer a Generalized HIV Epidemic (GHE), which is actually good news.

2 million out of a population of over 220m is less than 1% so that's a very low figure statistically, but we must work to eradicate or reduce HIV to the lowest possible...

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