Top 8 Nigerian Celebrities Who Dropped Out of School and Never Went Back

1. Genevieve Nnaji

she did not acquire a university degree, even after saying she would go back to school for several years. Apart from acting, Genevieve owns a fashion line, St.Genevieve, launched in May, 2008...

2. Wizkid

Wizkid dropped out of Lead City University in his second year because of his music career, hoping to continue later...

3. 9ice

9ice who is now a politician attended Abule Okuta Primary School and CMS Grammar School, and dropped out from his Law course at the Lagos State University to concentrate on music..

4. Mercy Johnson

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

D’banj is one of the leading musicians in Africa. He reportedly dropped out of school when he was in Level 300 (Mechanical Engineering).

6. Don Jazzy

The prolific music producer and C.E.O of Mavin Records dropped out of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma in his first year.

7.Olamide

Olamide started his career with the release of his debut single, “Eni Duro,” in 2010. In the same year, he performed at The Hip Hop World Awards.

He studied Mass Communication at Tai Solarin University but dropped out due to financial problems.

Olamide has not stopped putting out hits back to back in the past decade.

8. 2face Idibia

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 career...

But in 2019, he bagged an honorary Master of Arts in Music degree at Igbinedion University...