School! School!! School!!! List Of Entrpreneurs Who made it Without Their Certificate.

With over 40million+ unemployed graduates in Nigeria, most youths should now wake up to the reality on ground that having an academic certificate or degree is not the gateway to escape the hardship and struggles of life. Some parents still go out of their way  to secure admission into foreign schools for their kids irrespective of their intelligence,
some get disappointed in the long run. Do not get me wrong. School is great, but you need to take your destiny into your hands.

However, what irks me is the fact that we Nigerians are yet to learn from our predicaments.
I still see parents advising their kids to go to school and get a good job. I still see multitude of teenagers struggling year after year to gain admissions into their choice higher institution; and the most painful part is that these admission seekers are being exploited / milked by the various institution while still being denied admission. 

Aside from these old schools listed below who made it without seeing or completing school, il take you to some bloggers who have also made money through school and their passion.

Orji Uzor Kalu – billionaire founder of Slok Group. He was rusticated from university for his participation in a student protest. Though he was later granted Amnesty by the school authority, he rejected it and chose to become an entrepreneur.

 High Chief Olu Benson Lulu Briggs – silent billionaire founder of Moni Pulo.

Femi Otedola – Chairman of Forte Oil, SeaForce, etc (largest diesel importer in Nigeria, also owns the largest fleet of ships).

 Rasaq Okoya – founder of Eleganza Group. Did not attend university

Cosmos Maduka – founder of Coscharis Group (sole distributor of BMW vehicles in West Africa), dropped out of elementary school

Cletus Madubugwu Ibeto – founder of the Ibeto Group (Petrochemicals, Cement manufacturing)

Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma – Founder ofInnoson Group, manufacturers of IVM motors and Innoson Plastics.

Sir Tony Ezenna – CEO of Orange Drugs, Inherited a patent shop from his father and grew it into a conglomerate.

Vincent Obianodo – founder, The Young Shall Grow Motors (the largest transport company in Nigeria), RockView Hotels.

 Emmanuel Isichei Ugochukwo Ojei –Nuel Ojei Holdings LTD (Sole distributor of Mazda, Nuel Autos, Emo Oil). Did not attend university

Ladi Delano – CEO of Bakrie Delano, (a $1billion investment firm). Did not attend high institution

Bode Akindele – (Modandola Group). Did not attend high institution.

Michael Collins Ifeanyi Enebeli Ajereh(aka Don Jazzy) – famous music producer and co-founder of defunct Mo’Hits Records. Now CEO of Marvin Records. Dropped out of Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma after his first year.

Mrs Folorunsho Alakija – (Famfa Oil) – Richest woman in Africa, did not attend university.

1. LINDA IKEJI

Linda Ikeji is the face of blogging in Nigeria. When an average Nigerian hears “blogger” Linda Ikeji comes to mind.

The entertainment blogger has built a blog so big that it has become number one online source for corporate advertisers in Nigeria. Her Countless number of exclusive stories has made the former model the most authoritative blogger in Nigeria.

Linda Ikeji has grown from a blogger who covers celebrity stories to a celebrity blogger.

2. JIDE OGUNSANYA

Jide Ogunsanya is the brain behindogbongeblog.com. The biologist turned blogger has created a very educational Nigerian tutorial site where you can find the most basic tutorials online.

Jide Ogunsanya is well respected among his fellow bloggers in Nigeria, and this creates a lot of speaking gigs for the brilliant entrepreneur.

3. NOBLE IGWE

Noble Igwe is the founder of 360nobs.com, entertainment, and lifestyle website. Noble Igwe once said; where others see “showbiz,” I see “showBIZ”.

Most successful bloggers move on to greater things once they get their breakthrough, Noble Igwe has started to expand the 360 group and one of its new venture is 360Delivery. 360Delivery is not your regular courier service, they can get you roasted plantain if that is what you want, beat that DHL)

4. UCHE EZE

Uche Eze founded BellaNaija in July 2006. In Uche Eze’s words, what started as a way to kill boredom has now grown to become Nigeria’s number one lifestyle blog. Uche Eze has since featured on Oprah Winfrey show, CNN and other reputable platforms around the world.

Every Top Blog in Nigeria seems to peak at some time but thanks to the brilliance of Uche Eze, Bella Naija always has the fresh car smell.

5. OVIE

The Notjustok.com music tag could be heard almost anywhere Nigerian music is played, even on radio stations “shame on you, Mr. DJ”.

JAPHETH OMOJUWA

Japheth Joshua Omojuwa is a blogger, social media activist, and a political commentator. He started his blog back in 2009, and it has since become a home for valuable socio-economic and political expressions.

Japheth Omojuwa’s opinions are highly respected across the world. Blogging, public speaking, social media consulting and to crown it all, Japheth Omojuwa is currently a lecturer at Berlin’s Free University (Africa: Democratic prospects and challenges).

7. CHUDE JIDEONWO

A lawyer by training, Chude Jideonwo co-founded y!Naija (a Nigerian youth culture platform) in August 2010.

Chude Jideonwo is also the director and founder RedSTRAT which has three arms; RedSTRAT Original Content, RedSTRAT Communications and The Future Project (The organizers of the prestigious Future Awards).

Chude Jideonwo remains one of the top bloggers in Nigeria

8. LOY OKIEZE

Loy Okieze is a very successful Nigerian Tech blogger. When many bloggers in Nigeria were carried away with the entertainment niche, Loy Okieze chose Tech and his blog Techloy.com has become the number one source of information on the happenings in the Nigerian IT world.

9. ONIBALUSI BAMIDELE

Onibalusi Bamidele started his blog back in April 2010 (YoungPrePro.com). It was re-branded as WritersinCharge.com in March 2013.

Bamidele Onibalusi has written for several top blogs in the world, and he is an inspiration to writers all over the country and beyond. His works are featured in Forbes, Digital Journal, Millionaire Magazine, amongst a few.

In his words, Bamidele Onibalusi helps writers take charge, and he runs one of the top blogs in Nigeria.

10. MAKINDE AZEEZ

Makinde Azeez is the founder of Naijaloaded.

Naijaloaded was once a forum, but a couple of bad experiences with hackers led to the decision to convert the forum which had amassed over one million users in such a short period into a blog.

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