{"id":9939,"date":"2015-08-26T16:17:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T15:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=9939"},"modified":"2021-11-18T20:34:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:34:50","slug":"10-successful-nigerians-who-are-not-university-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/10-successful-nigerians-who-are-not-university-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Successful Nigerians Who Are Not University Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practised every day, and has nothing to do with formal education. Most Nigerian youths spend so much time writing JAMB<\/a> and chasing education, and in the long run\u00a0after\u00a0obtaining the much-valued university<\/a> 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 because there abound successful Nigerians who are not university graduates.<\/p>\n Is this to say that going to\u00a0the university\u00a0is 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 Nigerians who are not university graduates\u00a0but are excelling in their field. Let us meet them.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n The\u00a0transportation 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\u2019s most successful businessmen.<\/p>\n <\/a>1.\u00a0Orji Uzor Kalu<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nThe former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, is a\u00a0university 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 \u201cSlok Group\u201d.\u00a0<\/em>The billionaire\u00a0is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the\u00a0Daily Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria and also\u00a0one of the richest men in Africa.<\/p>\n2. Mercy Johnson<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nSome 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\u00a0of the highest paid Nollywood actresses, and what led her into the industry was her zeal to excel after failing\u00a0her 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.<\/p>\n3. Cosmas Maduka<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nAfter the death of his father, Cosmos Maduka dropped out of elementary school and became an apprentice at the age of seven.\u00a0Currently, he is the sole distributor for BMW and Ford cars in Nigeria and West Africa, making him one of the most prestigious billionaires in the nation.<\/p>\n4. Vincent Obianobo<\/strong><\/h2>\n
5. Folorunsho Alakija<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nOne would naturally not expect the richest woman in the country to be on this list but Folorunsho\u00a0Alakija is not a university graduate. As ranked by\u00a0Forbes she is\u00a0worth of $2.5 billion but never saw the four walls of university premises. The industrious\u00a0woman revealed that she never went to the university recently\u00a0at the United Nations International Youth Day held at the University of Lagos.<\/p>\n6. Olorogun Michael Ibru<\/strong><\/h2>\n