PHOTO: TIWA SAVAGE AWARDED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE BY ALMA MATER IN UK

A woman, Tiwa Savage and a man exchanging handshakes

Ihiasota Boniface, USA

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Tiwatope Savage known simply as Tiwa Savage has been awarded an honorary doctorate by her alma mater, the University of Kent, United Kingdom today July 15th.

A woman in Academic dress

The Institution announced the news via its official Twitter account. It reads, “Congratulations Dr @TiwaSavage! We’re super proud to have awarded the Queen of Afrobeats an honorary doctorate at Canterbury Cathedral this morning. #MadelnKent #KentGrads”

Tiwa Savage

Recall that the singer graduated with a degree in Accounting from the University of Kent and worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland before she ventured into music fully.

A woman, Tiwa Savage and a man exchanging handshakes

Speaking after the conferment of the honor, Tiwa Savage took to her social media account to congratulate her fellow graduands of the institution while encouraging them to be the best they can be.

Tiwa Savage, her son Jamil and mother

She said, “Class of 2022. This is Dr. Tiwa Savage and I just want to say a huge, congratulations to all of you. Well done. I’m super proud and I want you to go out there, have fun, kill it. Be the best that you can be because you truly deserve it. Well done”

There is no limit to what we can achieve as human beings if we don’t give in to pessimism. Congratulations to Dr. Tiwa Savage from all of us at Excel Magazine International. We wish you good luck in your career and future endeavors.