Naomi Samson Ayuba is the Chief Executive Officer of Naosam Delightful Enterprise a leading Cakes and Events outfit in Kaduna, Nigeria.
Upon her graduation from the famous Ahmadu Bello University Zaria with a 2nd class upper in BSc(Ed) Biology, she took up the job of the Head Teacher at Rhema Calvary School Minna for two years before getting married and leaving to join her husband in Jos. Meanwhile, after her final undergraduate examination in 2008 she was challenged by a lecturer(A fellowship adviser) in person of Prof AA Obiniyi of Mathematics Department Ahmadu Bello University Zaria to go acquire a skill in any vocation of her choice to enable her gain self employment and be an employer rather than waiting for a white collar job. She got challenged and inspired by the piece of advice so enrolled in after school training and ventured into the art of cake baking and decoration. Since then, the talented lady developed an overwhelming passion for cake making. She started baking Cakes from home in 2010. Having transferred to Kaduna she combined baking with teaching in a secondary school where she rose to the position of the Principal. She resigned after two years and went full time into the cake industry in 2013 with her outlet located in Kaduna Nigeria.
Naomi’s love for creativity and thinking outside the box, has inspired her to make stunning Cakes. She has a PME Professional Masters from School of Cake Decorating and Confectionery Art England in Fondant/Sugar Paste Module, Sugar Flowers Modules and Royal Icing/Piping Modules and she is a Member of International Cake Exploration Society (ICES) Nigeria.
The young CEO who is passionate about youth and women empowerment has trained over 100 students (still counting) in cake making and Decorations at various levels comprising women and youths (male and female) who are doing well in the business. To help the less privileged, she has given scholarships to youth and women for her cake decorating classes as well as free training sessions.
She has taken part in cake exhibitions/convention of the International Cake exploration Society (ICES Nigeria). She has served as a Facilitator in seminars and workshops in the cake industry.
She took part in the Nigerian Cake Art Collaboration, an online exhibition organized by Sweet Cake TV to mark Nigerian 56th independence Anniversary on 1st October 2016. She also took part in African Cake Art Collaboration organized by the same organization the mark the Africa Day on 25th May 2017
Having won a regional screening, she represented the Northern Region at the Naija Top Baker contest held at Lagos in December 2016 which she won and was crowned NAIJA TOP BAKER 2017. The Top Baker has hundreds of cakes to her credit. She is happily married to Pastor Samson Ayuba and they are blessed with 2 children, Vanessa and Jachin.