Success is nothing more than a few
simple disciplines, practiced every day, and has nothing to do with
formal education. Most Nigerian youths spend so much time writing jamb
and chasing education, and at the long run after obtaining the much
valued university certificate, they have nothing tangible to show for
it. The reason why people go to higher institutions is so they can get
prestigious jobs that will eventually lead them to success, but then
success is not tied to certificates but is greatly linked to consistent
hard work.
Is this to say that going to the
university is not a prerequisite for success? Something like that. As
long as you can read and write, you can succeed in life. A lot of
billionaires in the world today have shared their success stories, and
amazingly, not all of these people saw the four corners of a university.
In Nigeria we have a couple of famous successful personalities that are
not university graduates but are excelling in their field. Let us meet
them .
1. Orji Uzor Kalu#
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Former
governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, is a university drop out. He
was rusticated from the University of Maiduguri for participating in
students’ protest. Instead of lamenting over his predicament, he decided
to follow another cause and started trading on palm oil which over the
years has grown into a conglomerate “Slok Group”. The
billionaire is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New
Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria and also one of the richest men in
Africa.
2. Mercy Johnson#
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Some
Nigerian youths would use the excuse of not being granted admission
into the university to become lazy, but not someone like Mercy Johnson
Okojie. She is one of the highest paid Nollywood actresses, and what led
her into the industry was her zeal to excel after failing her JAMB
examination. Now she is possibly one of the most popular actresses in
Nigeria, and has enough money to support her family, and take care of
her children.
3. Cosmos Maduka#
After
the death of his father, Cosmos Maduka dropped out of elementary school
and became an apprentice at the age of seven. Currently he is the sole
distributor for BMW and Ford cars in Nigeria and West Africa, making him
one of the most prestigious billionaire in the nation.
4. Vincent Obianobo#
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transportation company “The Young Shall Grow” is probably more popular
than the name of the owner, Vincent Obianobo. He may not have had any
form of higher education but today, he stands as one of Nigeria’s most
successful businessmen.
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#Michael
Collins Ajere better known as Don Jazzy is one Nigerian that has shown
that making good music does not require a university certificate. Don
Jazzy is the biggest music producer and C.E.O of Mavin Records. He
dropped out of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma in his first year, to
pursue a career in music.
5. Folorunsho Alakija#
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One
would naturally not expect the richest woman in the country to be on
this list but Folorunsho Alakija is not a university graduate. As ranked
by Forbes she is worth of $2.5 billion but never saw the four walls of a
university premises. The industrious woman revealed that she never went
to the university recently at the United Nations International Youth
Day held at the University of Lagos.
6. Olorogun Michael Ibru#
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The
founder of Ibru Organization, one of the largest conglomerates in
Nigeria, Michael Ibru, has only a secondary school certificate to his
name. He finished Igbobi college in 1951 and did not further his
education. Today, Ibru heads of one of the richest families in Nigeria.
7. Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma#
#Chief
Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma is founder of Innoson Group, manufacturers
of IVM motors and Innoson Plastics. Innoson is one of the biggest
plastic companies in the nation and also the first Nigerian company to
produce cars. He was denied the opportunity to attend a university to
study his childhood dream course, engineering but he never gave up on
his dream. He ended up becoming a business man and providence has taken
him back to engineering through IVM motors.
8. Razaq Akanni Okoya
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Akanni Okoya is a billionaire industrialist and Aare of Lagos. He had
his only formal education at Ansar-un-deen primary School, Lagos. His
educational background did not limit him from succeeding, today, he is
the owner and founder of Eleganza group of companies that spans across
Western Africa.
9. Michael Collins Ajere#
#Michael
Collins Ajere better known as Don Jazzy is one Nigerian that has shown
that making good music does not require a university certificate. Don
Jazzy is the biggest music producer and C.E.O of Mavin Records. He
dropped out of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma in his first year, to
pursue a career in music.
10. Innocent Idibia#
#Tuface
Idibia is nationally and internationally known for his musical success
and needs no introduction. He attended Saint Gabriel’s Secondary School
in Makurdi, Benue State, after which he enrolled at Institute of
Management & Technology, IMT, Enugu where he did his preliminary
National Diploma course in business administration and management. His
music career was still booting at that point and due to regular
absenting from school to perform in shows, 2Face decided to abandon
school for a more successful music career.
Source: #BuzzNigeria#
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