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.

So people should drop out of school and become celebrities? Mxm.

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 fromhis 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 atthe 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
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Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (popularly known as D’banj, born 9 June 1980) is aNigerian 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 atthe MTV Africa Music Awards 2009, Best International Act: Africa at the 2011BET 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 toachieve success. The prolific music producer and C.E.O of Mavin Records dropped out of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma in his first year.

7. 2-face

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 career2Face 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 myaudio cassettes that I recorded they tookthem. 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 followmusic.“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 talkso, na molue… staff, sometimes na fightwe go fight. Them go pursue us from
bus” he said.

cc. Rocktation lalasticlala.

Airforce1:
No!
But education does not guarantee success

Thumb up!

school is not everything
Nigerians need to understand that

Is education all about money?

Airforce1:

No!

But education does not guarantee success

So Op, what is the moral lesson of this thread


I am curious.

Nice post Richommie.
I don't think the OP tried to derogate education. He just wanted all to know that having a degree is not the guarantee of wealth. These celebrity are well-educated to an extent; they don't just have decorated papers called degrees.

hmm