Popular Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor aka Rema says he renounced his enrollment to the University of Lagos last year as a result of the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) strike.

It would be recall that the 22-years-old singer gained admission into UNILAG in 2022 according to him, the admission was to satisfy his mum’s wish for him to complete his education.

Speaking in a recent interview with ‘Count Down Radio’  Rema said, “I got admission last year but I bailed on it. I bailed on it because they went on strike.

The interviewer sought clarification saying, “They what? Which university?”

He responded, “University of Lagos. In fact, all schools went on strike in Nigeria. So they are back but it took a couple of months. But I wanted to really like strategise how I was going to do part-time schooling and touring but the whole strike made it look awkward. It was like a glitch so I just had to move on from it.”

The interviewer asked, “So are you gonna pass on it?”.

The Calm Down crooner replied, “I’m going to pass on it,” Rema replied. “Because right now, life is crazy, life is fast. So, Yeah! Right now, I’m full of music, I told my mum.”

On his plans to move his base out of Nigeria, he said, “I live in Nigeria, still in Nigeria, I am sticking with the roots. I don’t plan to leave outside of Africa, I like staying connected to the roots. I also want to stay close to family. It is always good to come back to where it started from, it is helpful so I don’t forget.”