Tiwa Savage receives a PhD in Queen of Afrobeats

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Tiwa Savage, a Nigerian Afrobeats musician, has received an honorary doctorate from the UK’s University of Kent.

Before starting her great career, Tiwa studied business at Kent. She is an inspiration to all of today’s grads, telling them to aim high. The institution tweeted that it was “very proud,” adding that.

Tiwa started out as a backup singer for other musicians.

At the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, she became the first female winner of the Best African Act category.