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Photo Booth & Event Photography Package

Set up a branded photo booth at weddings, birthday parties, and corporate events. Guests pay ₦500–₦2,000 per print; event organizers pay ₦80k–₦300k for the full booth package. Events happen every weekend in Nigeria.

₦5k–₦150k/week Beginner

Lagos office workers spend 1,5003,000 on lunch daily. A WhatsApp-marketed home kitchen near Ikeja GRA, Yaba, or Marina supplies offices and earns 50k–150k/week without a shop.

₦50k–₦150k/week Beginner

Alimosho LGA is Lagos's most populous local government over 2 million residents who eat bread daily. A mid-sized bakery supplying Iyana-Ipaja, Ikotun, and Idimu kiosks and schools turns over 50k–200k/day with loyal wholesale routes.

₦30k–₦200k/day Intermediate

Pure Water Production

Iyana-Ipaja, Alakuko, and Abule-Egba have high heat, high density, and a chronic demand for sachet water. A small water factory supplying schools, market stalls, and kiosks in a 3km radius sells 2,0006,000 sachets/day at 3050 each.

₦60k–₦300k/day Intermediate

School Supply Stationery

Alimosho has the highest number of private primary and secondary schools in Lagos. A stationery and school supply business serving 2040 schools in Idimu, Egbeda, and Ikotun on term-by-term contracts earns 300k–1.5m per school term reliably.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

The Lagos Badagry Expressway corridor from Ojo to Badagry has land and water access for catfish and tilapia ponds. A 10-pond catfish farm harvesting every 6 months earns 500k–3m per cycle selling fresh to Festac, Amuwo, and Mile 12 markets.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Water Borehole Service

Alimosho, Badagry, and Ikorodu have the worst pipe-borne water supply in Lagos. Sinking a borehole and selling water at 100200 per drum or 5001,000 per trip to a community of 500 households earns 50k–150k/day with almost zero running costs after setup.

₦50k–₦150k/day Beginner

Local Government Contractor

Abuja is the government procurement capital of Nigeria. Even a 500k stationery contract from a ministry is life-changing. Register on BPP portal and start bidding on small contracts MDAs issue hundreds monthly.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

NGO Proposal Writing

USAID, EU, UN agencies and hundreds of Nigerian NGOs are headquartered near Abuja. Grant proposal writers earning 510% of grant value secure life-changing income. A 50m USAID grant is a 2.5m–5m payday.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

School Tutoring Centre

Abuja's middle-class parents spend 50k–200k/month per child on tutoring. A JAMB and WAEC prep centre in Wuse, Garki, or Gwarinpa with 30 students earns 1.5m–6m/month with minimal overheads.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Tailoring School

Kano's centuries-old textile and fashion culture means tailoring schools fill immediately. Northern embroidery, babban riga, and kaftan sewing are respected trades. A school with 30 students at 30k–80k/student/term earns 900k–2.4m per term.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Ram Cattle Trade

Kano is Nigeria's largest livestock market. Buying rams off-season at 80k–150k and selling at 250k–600k in the 60 days before Eid earns 500k–5m per season. Year-round cattle dealing via Dala market supplies abattoirs nationwide.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Onion Tomato Trade

Kano's Dawanau Market is Nigeria's onion trading capital. Buying at harvest (AugustOctober) at 5k–8k/bag and selling in off-season at 30k–60k/bag earns 510 returns. Kano onion traders are some of Nigeria's wealthiest commodity dealers.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Kano and surrounding states grow 60% of Nigeria's sesame seed. An aggregator collecting from farmers at 300k/tonne and selling to Alibaba export buyers at $600$900/tonne earns 400k–2m per tonne on FX spread alone.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Oil Gas Vendor Supplies

Every oil company operating in Rivers needs consumables PPE, office supplies, cleaning, catering. CAC-registered vendors with NIPEX portal access win contracts from 500k–50m. One Chevron or SPDC contract changes a business permanently.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Made-in-Aba and Made-in-Nnewi products shoes, bags, auto parts, garments have buyers in the UK, USA, Italy, and East Africa. An export agent connecting Onitsha traders to diaspora buyers earns 515% commission on every container. One container = 500k–5m commission.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Cocoa Aggregator

Oyo and Osun are Nigeria's top cocoa states. Licensed aggregators buying from smallholder farmers in Saki, Iseyin, and Igboho and selling to export companies earn 500k–5m per tonne above farmgate price. CBAN registration opens export premiums.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Palm Oil Processing

Delta is in Nigeria's palm oil belt. Processing and selling palm oil is a major income source with huge wholesale demand.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Ginger Processing

Kaduna and Kaduna State's Kachia, Sanga, and Kagarko LGAs are major ginger-producing areas. Washing, drying, and packaging dried ginger for export earns 5,0008,000/kg (vs 200500/kg raw). One tonne processed earns 4m–7m in export markets.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

Nightlife Venue Bar

Owerri's "No Sleep City" tag is earned the nightlife economy is Nigeria's most vibrant outside Lagos. A bar, lounge, or outdoor spot in the Ikenegbu, Okigwe Road, or Douglas Road axis earns 300k–2m on a single Friday or Saturday night.

₦20k–₦200k/month Intermediate

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