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ISO 15189:2022 Accredited · Level 3 Biosafety Laboratory
ISO 15189:2022 Accredited · Level 3 Biosafety Laboratory
Our History
From a three-room apartment in Ojo, Lagos, to an accredited national diagnostic institution. Nine milestones, each one documented.
Incorporated
RC 623921
Registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2005.
2005
Dr Everest Okpara starts Everight in a three-room apartment in Ojo, Lagos State. The Lagos office remains the Company's first branch and registered office. Incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission, RC No. 623921.
2013
A second branch opens on Assumpta Avenue (Bank Road), Owerri, Imo State, extending the Company into the South-East.
2016
A third branch opens at Owerri Mall to meet the increasing demand of a rising clientele base.
2017
A fourth branch opens in Okigwe, Imo State. In the same year Dr Okpara establishes the Everight Healthcare Foundation.
2019
Everight develops a level-3 biosafety laboratory with molecular capabilities at its Owerri branch — later recognised as the first private laboratory granted special MLSCN approval to offer COVID-19 PCR tests in Nigeria.
2020
The Abuja facility opens with a well-equipped level-3 biosafety laboratory and state-of-the-art medical imaging technology, including 1.5 Tesla MRI and 64-slice CT.
2021
The Abuja facility is named the organisation's headquarters in November 2021. The Company also acquires a permanent office complex for its Ojo, Lagos branch.
2022
The Abuja medical laboratory obtains ISO 15189:2012 accreditation, and is recognised as the first laboratory to achieve ISO 15189 certification in histopathology in Nigeria.
2025
The Abuja medical laboratory obtains ISO 15189:2022 accreditation, the current international standard for medical laboratory quality and competence.
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