Nigeria Leadership Journey Cohort 2026

WomenLift Health in partnership with WILAN Global has selected the inspiring Women Leaders below to participate in the 2026 Nigeria Cohort of the Leadership Journey, a fully-funded, 12-month leadership initiative designed to support women through the challenges and opportunities of advancing to Senior Leadership positions in Public Health

Adaeze Okonkwo, Deputy Director of Health Systems, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Adaeze Okonkwo

Deputy Director of Health Systems, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

Adebola Ehizele, Professor, University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Adebola Ehizele

Professor, University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Aisha Ishaq, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Jummai Babangida Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Niger State

Aisha Ishaq

Medical Laboratory Scientist, Jummai Babangida Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Niger State

Alawiyatu Ibrahim, Volunteer Executive Director, Nananu Women and Youth Development Foundation

Alawiyatu Ibrahim

Volunteer Executive Director, Nananu Women and Youth Development Foundation

Chidimma Okoye, Technical Lead Global Fund TB_HIV, Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria

Chidimma Okoye

Technical Lead Global Fund TB_HIV, Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria

Christianah Oyeleye

Executive Director, The Congenital Heart Disease Foundation of Nigeria

Fati Murtala-Ibrahim, Director & Head of Strategic Information, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria

Fati Murtala-Ibrahim

Director & Head of Strategic Information, Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria

Fifi Ogbondeminu

Global Project Director, A360 Portfolio Population Services International

Funmilola Adio

Resident Doctor, University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Gbonjubola Abiri

Chief Operating Officer, ASIDO Foundation

Joy Chikwendu, Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka

Joy Chikwendu

Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka

Joy Uzoho

Founding Partner, Halton Health Development Foundation

Margaret Ojeahere, Consultant Psychiatrist, Jos University Teaching Hospital

Margaret Ojeahere

Consultant Psychiatrist, Jos University Teaching Hospital

Maureen Umeakuewulu, Chief Medical Director, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Anambra

Maureen Umeakuewulu

Chief Medical Director, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Anambra

Miranda Atare, Director, Program and Advocacy, Lafiya Nigeria

Miranda Atare

Director, Program and Advocacy, Lafiya Nigeria

Mobolaji Salawu

Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan

Mutiat Bolanle Ibrahim, Senior Lecturer & Researcher, University of Lagos

Mutiat Bolanle Ibrahim

Senior Lecturer & Researcher, University of Lagos

Nwamaka Chijioke-Chukwu, Assistant State Quality Assurance Officer, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Program

Nwamaka Chijioke-Chukwu

Assistant State Quality Assurance Officer, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Program

Oiza Ahmadu, Chief Consultant Oncology, Federal Medical Center Abuja

Oiza Ahmadu

Chief Consultant Oncology, Federal Medical Center Abuja

Olasunmbo Makinde, Program Lead, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation

Olasunmbo Makinde

Program Lead, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation

Olawumi Olarewaju

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, NTBLCP

Olayinka Badmus

Senior Program Coordinator, Nigeria, Bloomberg Philanthropies/CDC Foundation

Oluebube Anele, Lead Coordinator, 700Health

Oluebube Anele

Lead Coordinator, 700Health

Olukemi Olugbade, Public Health Consultant & Field Epidemiologist, Army Medical Services, Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

Olukemi Olugbade

Public Health Consultant & Field Epidemiologist, Army Medical Services, Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

Olutope Bajomo, Consultant Family Physician, Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta

Olutope Bajomo

Consultant Family Physician, Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta

Opemipo Maxwell, Deputy Director of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan

Opemipo Maxwell

Deputy Director of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan

Raquel Daniel, Executive Director, Beyond the Classroom Foundation

Raquel Daniel

Executive Director, Beyond the Classroom Foundation

Wudi Tanko-Aigbogun, Program Officer, National Malaria Elimination Programme, Federal Ministry of Health

Wudi Tanko-Aigbogun

Program Officer, National Malaria Elimination Programme, Federal Ministry of Health

Yetunde Olagbuji

Director of Health Planning Research and Statistics, Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency

Yewande Babalola

Senior Lecturer_Consultant Ophthalmologist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon, University College Hospital, Ibadan

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