January 12, 2026
Suzi Smith
The official World’s Happiest Workplaces 2026 List has been published today (14th January 2026) by the leading employee experience platform, WorkL, showcasing the happiest workplaces globally.
The Happiest Workplaces in Nigeria includes;
● Dangote Group — Manufacturing of Consumer Goods
● MTN Nigeria — Telecommunications and Publishing
● Airtel Nigeria — Telecommunications and Publishing
● First Bank of Nigeria — Financial Services
● Zenith Bank Nigeria — Financial Services
● Access Bank Nigeria — Financial Services
● Stanbic IBTC Group — Financial Services
● NNPC Group — Energy and Utilities
● NNPC — Energy and Utilities
● Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria — Public Sector and Government
● Nigerian Armed Forces — Public Sector and Government
● FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Nigeria — Public Sector and Government
● FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Nigeria — Public Sector and Government
● Nestle Nigeria — Manufacturing of Consumer Goods
● Coca Cola Nigeria — Manufacturing of Consumer Goods
● PZ Cussons Nigeria — Manufacturing of Consumer Goods
● Nigerian Breweries — Manufacturing of Consumer Goods
● Julius Berger Nigeria — Construction and Building Materials
● 9mobile — Telecommunications and Publishing
● Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services — Telecommunications and Publishing
● Interswitch Group — Technology
● Tropical General Investments Group — Financial Services
● Co-Operative Bank — Financial Services
● BUA Iron & Steel — Chemicals, Mining and Metals Manufacturing
● Dangote Cement – Construction and Building Materials
● Oando – Energy and Utilities
● Polaris Bank – Financial Services
● Sterling and Wilson Nigeria – Manufacturing of Consumer Goods
● Accion Microfinance Bank – Financial Services
The World’s Happiest Workplaces include;
● Service Now – Technology – UK
● Auth0 – Technology – UK
● CGI UK – Technology – UK
● Jollibee – Hospitality – Philippines and Canada
● Standard Bank – Financial Services – South Africa
● Disney – Entertainment and Media – USA
● Atlassian – Technology – UK
● Sheraton Athlone Hotel – Hospitality – Ireland
● DIOR – Retail – France
● ING Bank – Financial Services – Poland
The comprehensive list of winners is compiled by WorkL, the employee experience platform that measures, tracks, and improves employee engagement and employee happiness at work. The list can be searched by organisation name or filtered by 25 different industries, countries and 10 categories.
Over a million employees took WorkL’s Happy at Work Test to enter their organisation into these awards. The anonymous test, which takes less than ten minutes for employees to take for free, looks at various areas that impact work life, including WorkL’s Six Steps to Workplace Happiness; Wellbeing, Job Satisfaction, Reward & Recognition, Information Sharing, Empowerment and Instilling Pride. Organisations who scored 70 and over are included in the exclusive list.
Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL comments on the list; “I’m delighted to publish the World’s Happiest Workplaces 2026 List today. Organisations who are recognised report higher productivity, lower staff turnover and lower sick leave as a result of employees being happier. Our latest research, from our Global Workplace Report 2025, shows that nearly 50% of people are unhappy, anxious or depressed at work. It’s our mission to make the world’s workplaces happier, and it starts with acknowledging the ones who are doing a good job.”
