Measles has claimed 153 lives in the 26,866 suspected cases in 507 Local Government Areas and the Federal Capital Territory.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, which revealed this in its latest report, added that 19,213 confirmed cases were confirmed as at November 2025.
The centre released the report in Abuja on Tuesday.
Measles is an acute, highly infectious viral disease that causes fever, red rash, cough, and red eyes.
It said “In November 2025, Delta (13), Kwara (six), Bayelsa (six), Jigawa (six), and Akwa Ibom (five) accounted for 50.7 per cent of the 71 suspected cases reported. Of the suspected cases reported, 1 (1.41 per cent) was confirmed (1 lab-confirmed; 0 epi-linked; 0 clinically compatible), 7 (9.86 per cent) were discarded, and 63 (88.73 per cent) were pending.
“A total of 47 LGAs across 20 states reported at least one suspected case. Zero deaths were recorded from confirmed cases.”
The center said from January to November 2025, Borno (7,968), Zamfara (4,779), Yobe (2,076), Bauchi (1,574), and Kebbi (1,357) accounted for 66.10 per cent of the 26,866 suspected cases reported.
“Of the suspected cases reported, 19,213 (71.51 per cent) were confirmed (2,791 lab-confirmed, 2,013 epi-linked, and 14,409 clinically compatible), 6,440 (23.78 per cent) were discarded, and 1,213 (3.38 per cent) were pending classification.
“The age group 9–59 months accounted for 9,399 (48.92 per cent) of all confirmed cases. A total of 153 deaths (CFR = 0.8 per cent) were recorded among confirmed cases.
“Up to 14,801 (77.04 per cent) of the 19,213 confirmed cases did not receive any dose of the measles vaccine (‘zero dose’),” it added.
The report revealed that a total of 188 LGAs across 27 states recorded measles outbreaks from January to November 2025.
“In November, only one LGA (Eti-Osa in Lagos State) had an ongoing measles outbreak.
“No LGA reported a new outbreak in November. Meanwhile, 187 LGAs across 27 states had ended their outbreaks as of the end of November 2025,” it added.
