Tiwa Savage, a Nigerian music icon, has received a PhD from a UK university. Tiwa Savage, a Nigerian music icon, has received an honorary PhD degree from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, many years after graduating from the institution with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

Singer Tiwatope Savage, also known as Tiwa Savage, was born in Nigeria but moved to the United Kingdom when she was 11 years old to attend secondary school. She discovered her passion for music while attending secondary school in the United Kingdom.