8 Successful Nigerians Who Didn’t Go To A University

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