Jewellery Industry
27 Jul 2024
Aisha Tella Ochuwa, the Group Managing Director of Aisha Ochuwa Limited, a thriving conglomerate comprising multiple jewellery brands, has urged law students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, to embrace entrepreneurship. Ms Ochuwa, an investment consultant, visited the institution recently at the invitation of the students from the Faculty of Law to…
6 Apr 2024
Aisha Ochuwa-Tella, the Group Managing Director of Aisha Ochuwa Group Limited, has expressed profound gratitude for her daughters, Maisha Isabella Tella and Miriam Jasmine Tella, whom she describes as her best and prized jewels. Despite her success as a renowned jewel merchant and businesswoman, Aisha treasures the gift of motherhood above all else. In an…
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