Nigerian Entrepreneurs That Never Finished Higher Institutions.

 It amazes me to know that there are also a whole lot of Nigerian rich men today unlike some of the americans who never graduated from a higher learning institutions. There is always a common reply when you tell someone that Bill Gates was a dropout, the person goes like "He dropped out of Harvard. So tell me, how many of these rich dudes here dropped out of Harvard.

Here is a list of Nigerian rich men that never attended the graduated from the University.

1.      Late Alhaji Alhassan Dantata – Kolanut trader. He was the wealthiest man in West Africa during his time. He started the Dantata dynasty and his descendants are some of the richest people in Nigeria (Dangote / Dantata family).

2.      Olorogun Michael Ibru – founder of the Ibru Organization and head of one of the richest family in Nigeria.

 

3.      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.

 

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

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

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

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

15. 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.

 

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