The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori, has disclosed that Nigeria is making significant progress in its HIV response, with 95 per cent of people receiving treatment achieving viral suppression — a level at which they can no longer transmit the virus.
Director-General,
National Agency for the Control of AIDS
Ilori made this known at a press conference on Tuesday ahead of the 2025 World AIDS Day, themed “Overcoming Disruption: Sustaining Nigeria’s HIV Response.”
She revealed that 87 per cent of Nigerians living with HIV are aware of their status, while 98 per cent of those who know their status are currently on life-saving antiretroviral therapy.
Highlighting Nigeria’s steady advancement toward eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, Ilori noted that the country has continued to record major milestones despite facing global health and economic disruptions in recent years.
According to her, Nigeria is strengthening self-reliance through local production of antiretroviral drugs and other essential HIV commodities. She added that the country currently has an adequate supply of these medications.
Ilori also disclosed that when global funding uncertainties threatened essential HIV services, the Federal Government intervened with a decisive $200 million investment to ensure uninterrupted access to prevention, testing, and treatment nationwide.Nigeria, she said, has sustained an impressive 87–98–95 performance toward the global 95–95–95 targets, reflecting strong outcomes in diagnosis, treatment coverage, and viral suppression.
She further highlighted a 46 per cent decline in new HIV infections, adding that more Nigerians living with HIV are enrolled and retained in care today than at any other time in the past decade.