Nearly one in four men who underwent paternity testing at Smart DNA Nigeria was excluded as the biological father during the laboratory’s 2025/2026 reporting period, even as the rate of negative results recorded a marginal decline.

…percent of first contacts for paternity tests at Smart DNA Nigeria during the laboratory’s 2025/2026 reporting period.

A new DNA report has revealed that nearly one in four men who underwent paternity testing in Nigeria were excluded as the biological fathers of the children tested.