11 Sep, 2025
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Rivers becomes Nigeria’s HIV capital, surpassing Benue.

Rivers State, Benue State, and Akwa Ibom—at 208,767, 202,346 and 161,597, respectively with Rivers State leading Benue with 6,421. The most recent spectrum estimates from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS put the number of individuals living with HIV in Nigeria’s three states—Rivers State, Benue State, and Akwa Ibom—at 208,767, 202,346 and 161,597, […]