A popular Nigerian music icon, Tiwatope Savage, has bagged an honourary PhD degree from the University of Kent, United Kingdom. This came many years after she graduated from the institution with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Popularly known as Tiwa Savage, the popular music icon was born in Nigeria but relocated to the United Kingdom at the age of 11 for her secondary school education. While attending secondary school in the UK, she joined the musical team and discovered her passion.
Five years after moving to the UK, she began her journey to becoming a musician. During this period, she attended the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Ever since then, Tiwa Savage has achieved several feats in the Nigerian music industry as well as on the world stage. In 2014, her album was nominated as the best album of the year in Nigeria and was also nominated for Best R&B/Pop Album at The Headies.
In recognition of her mark, her alma mater, the University of Kent, honoured her with an honorary doctorate. “We’re super proud to have awarded the Queen of Afrobeats an honorary doctorate at Canterbury Cathedral this morning,” the university wrote on July 15, 2022, through their official Twitter handle.
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