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Key Points Question Does iCARE Nigeria, a combination intervention using social media and peer navigation, increase HIV testing and linkage to care among high-risk young men, including men who have sex with other men (MSM)? Findings In this nonrandomized controlled trial that enrolled 339 youths and young men in Nigeria through social media and linked them to HIV testing and counseling, HIV testing increased by 31% to 42%, and seroprevalence increased compared with historical controls. Among 36 participants with positive test results for HIV, 31 (86%) were linked to care. Meaning These findings suggest that use of iCARE Nigeria was associated with increased HIV testing and linkage to care in a high-risk, difficult-to-reach population that is critical to Nigeria’s efforts to control its HIV epidemic and holds promise in places where MSM sexual behavior and homosexuality are stigmatized.