[3] He is from Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
After his secondary education, he proceeded to University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1998.
[7][8] He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on the 26th November, 2022.
Iyiegbu's career as an entrepreneur started in 2006 when he founded a nightclub called Ibiza Club in Abuja.
In 2009, he established a hospitality club called Cubana in Owerri, Imo State.