L-R: Moses Braimah, Director of Marketing, Communication and Strategy, Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA); Dr. Anthony Omolola, Chairman, NHEA Advisory Board; Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare; Mrs. Njide Ndili, President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) and Country Director, PharmAccess Nigeria; and Dr. Wale Alabi, Project Director, Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA), at the 12th Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) 2026 in Lagos.
Nigeria’s private healthcare providers dominated the 12th Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA 2026), sweeping six major category wins and earning nominations across dozens more, signalling a significant rise in the sector’s contribution to national health delivery.
The annual awards, held under the theme “Innovation, Local Manufacturing and Digital Transformation in Healthcare,” recognised standout performers across Nigeria’s healthcare value chain.
Among the biggest winners were Iwosan Lagoon Hospitals, named Private Tertiary Healthcare Facility of the Year, and R-Jolad Hospital, which claimed the Private Secondary Healthcare Facility of the Year title. Cerba Lancet Nigeria won Laboratory Service Provider of the Year, while Bridge Clinic took the IVF Service Provider of the Year award. JNC International Ltd. was named Biomedical Engineering Service Company of the Year, and Alpha Pharmacy Ltd. clinched Pharmaceutical Retail Outlet of the Year.
Two industry veterans also received Lifetime Achievement Awards — Dr. Ladi Awosika, recognised for decades of sector leadership, and Sir Ike Onyechi, founder and CEO of Alpha Pharmacy & Stores Ltd.
The wins were concentrated among members of the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), the umbrella body for private healthcare providers, whose affiliated organisations also earned nominations spanning HMOs, cancer centres, diagnostic labs, hospitals and pharmaceutical manufacturers — including Evercare Hospital, AXA Mansard Health, Lakeshore Cancer Centre and Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries, among others.
HFN President Njide Ndili, who also serves as Country Director of PharmAccess, said the results reflect “remarkable work being done across Nigeria’s private healthcare sector” and called the recognitions a reinforcement of collaboration’s role in building a healthier Nigeria.
Now in its 12th year, the NHEA has become one of Nigeria’s most credible platforms for benchmarking excellence in healthcare, drawing participation from both public and private sector stakeholders.
HFN works to promote policies, partnerships and innovations that strengthen the private health sector and improve healthcare delivery nationwide.
