The beauty parlor, named Hanzy Spa and Hanzy Beauty Institute, is
located along Camp Road, a high class area of Ungwan-Rimi government
residential area in Kaduna state.
Aisha opened the beauty institute as the first of its kind in Northern Nigeria and it is a National Board of Technical Education-accredited vocational training center, registered by the Ministry of Education with the aim of engaging youths in the emerging beauty industry.
To focus more on her duties as the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha decided to close down the institute in late March before her husband, President Muhammad Buhari’s swearing-in.
The beauty parlor is reported to be close to the private residence of the immediate past vice president, Namadi Sambo.
The institute has been patronized by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company to assist in training individuals under its Youth Empowerment and Skill Acquisition Program.
It is reported that not many customers who visited the spa and beauty saloon were aware that a former head of state’s wife was the owner of the place, as she attended to all customers in like manner and was very welcoming of her customers which attests to her good communication skills.
Aisha is a well-trained esthetician. She studied and earned prestigious certificates in her field. The First Lady obtained a diploma in Beauty Therapy from the Carlton Institute of Beauty Therapy, Windsor, United Kingdom and a certificate course from the French Beauty School, Esthetique Academie Dubai. She is also a member of the United Kingdom’s Vocational Training and Charitable Trust and the International Health and Beauty Council.Mrs Buhari is 44 years old this year. She hails from Adamawa state from the family of the first minister of defence, Mohammadu Ribadu.