Entrepreneur Of The Year
From her early days at the Federal Government Girls Science School, Kuje, Abuja to the University of Jos, where she acquired a B.Sc. in Accountancy in 1998, until the time she earned a Master’s degree in Business Management from the University of Belize, Aisha Achimugu showed great signs of an ambitious and enterprising woman.
All these came to manifestation when she founded Felak Concept Group, where she has proven her mettle as an astute businesswoman and brilliant industrialist. Through this consortium of enterprises, she has made marks in various sectors and industries, including engineering, maritime, oil and gas, ICT learning and development as well as various other leading sectors.
Achimugu is a focused and resourceful entrepreneur whose business acumen manifested in her emergence as the first female Transaction Advisor/Consultant to develop a seaport (Ibaka Seaport) in Nigeria. With a certificate in Advanced Leadership Programme in Corporate Governance and Administration, awarded by the Moller Institute College, University of Cambridge and a certificate of Legislative Engagement on Petroleum Industry Bill, she further armed herself for the challenges in the corporate world.
With her thriving businesses, she is a great employer of labour, who has contributed in reducing the unemployment level in the country. She is also a philanthropist and has impacted many lives in order to make the society a better place for the less privileged.
Aisha Achimugu is a winner of The Sun Entrepreneur of the Year Award.