Below is a list of successful
celebrities that have shown to the
world that they can make it
without a university degree.
According to reports, some were at
the university but had to drop out
due to certain reasons.
1. Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji (born 3 May
1979) is a popular name in the
Nollywood industry. She is one of
the most successful actress in
Nigeria. Despite being a very
intelligent and successful woman,
she did not acquire a university
degree, even after saying would go
back to school for several years.
Apart from acting, Genevieve owns
a fashion line St.Genevieve,
launched in May 2008.
2. Wizkid
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16
July 1990), well known as Wizkid
is a popular song writer and singer.
According to reports, he started
singing at 11years as Lil Prinz.
However, he started his music
career fully with Banky W’s music
group, Empire Mates Entertainment
(EME) in 2009.
Wizkid dropped out of Lead City
University in his second year
because of his music career,
hoping to continue later.
According to records, Wizkid’s
achievements in the music industry
includes: a BET Award, a MOBO
Award, three The Headies Awards,
two Channel O Music Video
Awards, four Nigeria
Entertainment Awards, a Ghana
Music Award, two Dynamix All
Youth Awards, two City People
Entertainment Awards, and a
Future Award. In addition, he has
been nominated three times at the
MTV Europe Music Awards as
well as four times at the World
Music Awards. He was ranked 5th
on Forbes and Channel O’s 2013
list of the Top 10 Richest/Bankable
African Artists.
3. 9ice
9ice (born Alexander Abolore
Adegbola Adigun Alapomeji
Ajifolajifaola,on 17 January 1980)
is a popular indigenous singer
9ice who is now a politician
attended Abule Okuta Primary
School and CMS Grammar School,
and dropped out from his Law
course at the Lagos State
University to concentrate on music.
On his achievements so far, 9ice
won the Revelation of the Year
award and the Best Male Vocal
Performer at the 2008 edition of the
Hip Hop World Awards held in
Nigeria. A month later at the first
SoundCity Music Video Awards,
9ice was nominated in the category
of Best New Artiste. 9ice’s biggest
single is titled “Gongo Aso”. He is
the founder of Alapomeji Records.
4. Mercy Johnson
Mercy Johnson (born in Lagos on
28 August 1984) is a popular
Nollywood star. She is one of the
highest paid actresses in
Nollywood. Mercy Johnson Okojie
revealed that she got into the
Nigerian movie industry because
she failed the university entrance
exams (JAMB) several times.
5. D’banj
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo
(popularly known as D’banj, born
9 June 1980) is a Nigerian singer-
songwriter, harmonica player, and
businessman.
Dbanj is one of the leading
musicians in Africa.
He reportedly dropped out of
school when he was in 300Level
(Mechanical Engineering).
Records has it that he has won
several music awards, including
the awards for Best African Act at
the MTV Europe Music Awards
2007, Artist of the Year at the
MTV Africa Music Awards 2009,
Best International Act: Africa at
the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-
selling African Artist at the 2014
World Music Awards, Evolution
award at the 2015 MTV Africa
Music awards.
6. Don Jazzy
Michael Collins Ajere popularly
known as Don Jazzy is one of the
famous Nigerians who did not need
education to achieve success. The
prolific music producer and C.E.O
of Mavin Records dropped out of
Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma
in his first year.
7. 2face Idibia
Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly
known as 2face attended Saint
Gabriel’s Secondary School in
Makurdi, Benue State. He enrolled
at Institute of Management &
Technology, Enugu (IMT), where
he did his preliminary National
Diploma course in Business
Administration and Management.
While attending IMT, he performed
at school organised shows and
parties. He eventually dropped out
to pursue his music career
2Face told Views Channel in an
interview about how an incident
where he was robbed devastated
and led to his decision to leave
school to face music.
“I got robbed sometime in school.
All my audio cassettes that I
recorded they took them. I was sad
for like a year plus. I dropped out
and I am like look I am not
continuing this thing I am going to
follow music.
“I actually confessed to my
parents. I told them the truth that I
am not going back to school. I am
going to Lagos, Festac town. All
this waka wey I dey talk so, na
molue… staff, sometimes na fight
we go fight. Them go pursue us
from bus” he said.
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