It is often said that behind a successful man is a woman.
Nana Otedola
Nana Otedola is a Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist; she is the Wife of Femi Otedola, one of Nigeria’s billionaires. She was born on August 2, 1966 in London and worked in the United Kingdom for close to 13 years in Freshade Energy Limited. The 52 year old beautiful woman is the CEO, Garment Care, a laundry company she started in 1999. The couple have three daughters and one son – Florence (DJ Cuppy), Olawunmi Christy, Temi, and Fewa
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Dr. Awele Vivian Elumelu
Dr. Vivian is the wife of billionaire banker and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu. A Nigerian medical doctor who has been contributing a lot to the well-being of humanity through her field, in various capacities.
Mrs Awele holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Benin. Her experience as a medical doctor includes medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology and emergency medicine. In Nigeria, Dr Elumelu has worked with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and, in the UK, with Grantham and District Hospital, Grantham.
A mix of beauty and brain, the 52 years old plays a significant role in her husband’s conglomerate as the Chief Executive Officer of Avon Medical Services Limited and oversees the healthcare investments of the Tony Elumelu Group. Tony and Vivian’s marriage of over 22 years has produced 7 children.
Uchenna Ubah
Uchenna Ubah, an Executive Director at Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited. She holds a bachelors of science B.Sc (Hons) degree in business administration and a masters degree in business administration (MBA) from Ahmadu Bello University. They are blessed with five Children.
Titi Joyce Adenuga
Titi Adenuga, wife of Globacom chairman, Mike Adenuga has been touted as the pillar of the billionaire’s success. Born 60 years ago to a well-to-do family, this ebony skinned woman is an alumnus of the famous Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Titi hails from Delta State; she is born to Itsekiri Parents – Pa Elijah Okome and Madam Susannah Mebulaghanje Okome.
Her mum is also fondly called Sister Suzi and she was one of the founding distributors of Brozuela (jackel) a company that imports George and Heize head ties and later designed her own George Wrapper, the prestige which was used to launch and open The National Theatre and Festac 77.
Titi is a very fashionable woman as her stylish and fashionable side is easily noticed. She has been described as being fashionable even as a secondary school student at Queens College. Her close friends and family members fondly address her as The Tizzle Girl. As one of Nigeria’s most celebrated society ladies, Titi still loves a more quiet and conservative life. She hardly attends parties except the most important ones.
Titi met her billionaire husband at the defunct Devcom Merchant Bank while she was job-hunting. She was the second wife of Mike Adenuga after his first marriage turned sour. Titi and her husband have two kids together – Sade and Niyi.
Kay Ovia, MBA
The name Jim Ovia rings many bells in the Nigerian banking sector, although many may not know about a woman who has been a stalwart in Nigeria’s corporate sector. Kay Ovia is the wife of Jim Ovia and a successful businesswoman in her own rights. She blends grace with reserve, magnificence with taciturnity.
Interestingly, while Jim was revolutionising the Nigerian banking sector through technology, the IT company tasked with effecting this was Cyberspace which was headed by Kay Ovia. Kay Ovia is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cyberspace Limited, a leading software engineering company in Lagos. She is also the MD/CEO of Quantum Markets Limited.
Kay Ovia also sits on the Board of several organisations. She is a businesswoman with a strong commitment to philanthropy. Kay Ovia is an alumnus of Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) where she holds an MBA degree in Management.