8 Successful Nigerians Who Didn’t Go To A University

To destroy the myth that one can’t be successful without
higher education we pick up list of some of the most
successful
Nigerians that did not attend university or even complete
schooling experiences.

1. Mercy Johnson
One of the highest paid actresses in Nollywood Mercy Johnson
Okojie discloses that she got into the Nigerian movie industry
because she failed her Jamb exam. Now she is possibly one
of the most popular actresses in Nigeria.

2. Cosmos Maduka
African billionaire Cosmos Maduka dropped out of elementary
school and became an apprentice at an age of seven, because
of his father’s death. Currently he is the sole distributor for
BMW and Ford cars in Nigeria and West Africa.

3. Vincent Obianobo
The name of this man, perhaps, is not very familiar. But his
transportation company “The Young Shall Grow Motors” is
well-known. Vincent Obianobo had not much education but
today, he is one of Nigeria’s most successful businessmen.

4. Folorunsho Alakija
Folorunsho Alakija is ranked by Forbes as the richest woman
in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion. The
beautiful woman recently revealed that she never attended a
university. She made this revelation at the United Nations
International Youth Day held at the University of Lagos.

5. Olorogun Michael Ibru
Michael Ibru has only a school certificate to his name. The
founder of Ibru Organization, one of the largest conglomerates
in Nigeria, finished Igbobi college in 1951. Ibru is also the
head of the richest family in Nigeria.

6. Razaq Akanni Okoya
The founder of Eleganza Group, which has a marketing span
across West Africa, Razaq Akanni Okoya had his only formal
education at Ansar-un-deen primary School, Oke popo, Lagos.
This did not prevent him from becoming a Nigerian billionaire
industrialist.

7. Orji Uzor Kalu
Orji Uzor Kalu is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily
Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria. He was
excluded from the University of Maiduguri because of
participating in a students’ protest.And Orji Uzor Kalu decided
not to continue his further education and started his career.

8. Michael Collins Ajere (Don Jazzy)
Michael Collins Ajere better known as Don Jazzy is one of the
famous Nigerians, who didn’t 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.