*Photography*
Students love to take photographs especially
the newbies. There is also an almost
constant demand for passport photographs
in many higher institutions in Nigeria. The
photography business is a very profitable
one and all you basically need is a digital
camera, no matter how small it is, to get
started. You can even sell beautifully
captured random pictures of places and
events online.
Students love to take photographs especially
the newbies. There is also an almost
constant demand for passport photographs
in many higher institutions in Nigeria. The
photography business is a very profitable
one and all you basically need is a digital
camera, no matter how small it is, to get
started. You can even sell beautifully
captured random pictures of places and
events online.
*Graphic Design*
If you are very good with Coreldraw,
Photoshop or other graphic design
softwares, this is big business opportunity
for you as there are always activities/events
on campuses which require posters and
fliers for promotion. Your work will speak for
you and you will continue to get clients from
far and near.
You can also be contracted to design
yearbooks and basically anything that
require great designs.
Online Registrations
If you have a laptop with internet access,
you can assist fellow students with online
registrations (Scholarship applications,
School fees payment, admission
regularization, course registration etc.) and
charge a token for the services. This is quite
lucrative especially at the beginning of
semesters and when there are prospective/
new students on campus.
If you are very good with Coreldraw,
Photoshop or other graphic design
softwares, this is big business opportunity
for you as there are always activities/events
on campuses which require posters and
fliers for promotion. Your work will speak for
you and you will continue to get clients from
far and near.
You can also be contracted to design
yearbooks and basically anything that
require great designs.
Online Registrations
If you have a laptop with internet access,
you can assist fellow students with online
registrations (Scholarship applications,
School fees payment, admission
regularization, course registration etc.) and
charge a token for the services. This is quite
lucrative especially at the beginning of
semesters and when there are prospective/
new students on campus.
*Printing*
Students do a lot of printing work. You can
start up this business by getting any of the
cheap deskjet printers whose inks can easily
be refilled without completely changing the
cartridge. You can start this up in any
students’ hostel and from your room, that
way you won’t have to pay for any space.
All you need is disciplined and cooperative
roommates.
If you have the time, you can also typeset
students projects and assignments at your
own rates.
Students do a lot of printing work. You can
start up this business by getting any of the
cheap deskjet printers whose inks can easily
be refilled without completely changing the
cartridge. You can start this up in any
students’ hostel and from your room, that
way you won’t have to pay for any space.
All you need is disciplined and cooperative
roommates.
If you have the time, you can also typeset
students projects and assignments at your
own rates.
*Organizing Tutorial Classes*
If you are good in any particular course or
courses, you can start a tutoring business
targetting your junior colleagues especially
first year students in your department/
faculty. You may choose to hold the classes
on weekends only and charge per class
attended. You can also hold this tutorial
classes for secondary school students in
your area.
In addition, you may solve past questions
papers and sell to students who are always
eager to buy great materials.
If you are good in any particular course or
courses, you can start a tutoring business
targetting your junior colleagues especially
first year students in your department/
faculty. You may choose to hold the classes
on weekends only and charge per class
attended. You can also hold this tutorial
classes for secondary school students in
your area.
In addition, you may solve past questions
papers and sell to students who are always
eager to buy great materials.
*Home Tutoring*
You can hold private classes for secondary
school students / staff kids. Parents in the
university community and its environs value
education a lot and are always willing to pay
a good teacher who could properly coach
their wards on subjects of interest at home.
Private classes are usually billed on hourly
basis. You just have to workout a timetable
that will be suitable for you and your client.
You can also record video of you teaching
various topics and sell to the students.
You can hold private classes for secondary
school students / staff kids. Parents in the
university community and its environs value
education a lot and are always willing to pay
a good teacher who could properly coach
their wards on subjects of interest at home.
Private classes are usually billed on hourly
basis. You just have to workout a timetable
that will be suitable for you and your client.
You can also record video of you teaching
various topics and sell to the students.
*Do Assignments for* *Lazy Students on*
*Campus*
Believe it or not, there are students on
campus that are so lazy they are willing to
pay any amount of money for their
assignments to be done for them. You can
take advantage of this and make cool cash
while also learning new things. Double win
for you!
However, you don’t have to be doing much
of what is outside your discipline no matter
how intelligent you are as you will spend
much time on researching new materials
which could affect your studies.
*Campus*
Believe it or not, there are students on
campus that are so lazy they are willing to
pay any amount of money for their
assignments to be done for them. You can
take advantage of this and make cool cash
while also learning new things. Double win
for you!
However, you don’t have to be doing much
of what is outside your discipline no matter
how intelligent you are as you will spend
much time on researching new materials
which could affect your studies.
*Laundry Services*
Students on campuses love to look good,
but mostly feel tired to do their laundry. If
you are diligent and hardworking, you can
make good money from this. It just takes
doing the laundry for few of your friends and
they will keep bringing others for you.
You can hire a trusted local resident to
assist you when the work load becomes
much.
Students on campuses love to look good,
but mostly feel tired to do their laundry. If
you are diligent and hardworking, you can
make good money from this. It just takes
doing the laundry for few of your friends and
they will keep bringing others for you.
You can hire a trusted local resident to
assist you when the work load becomes
much.
*House Cleaning and Painting*
Students moving into new apartments
sometimes require help with cleaning and
painting of the new place. You can offer
these services and make money doing them.
If you are also good with special wall pattern
designs using paints, it will be an added
advantage as students who can afford it and
love to live in beautiful looking apartments
will surely pay for it.
Students moving into new apartments
sometimes require help with cleaning and
painting of the new place. You can offer
these services and make money doing them.
If you are also good with special wall pattern
designs using paints, it will be an added
advantage as students who can afford it and
love to live in beautiful looking apartments
will surely pay for it.
*Real Estate/House Agent*
If you are very conversant with your locality,
you can use your spare time to search for
accommodation for fellow students,
especially freshers in the school
environment. You can make money here via
commissions/agent fees.
If you are very conversant with your locality,
you can use your spare time to search for
accommodation for fellow students,
especially freshers in the school
environment. You can make money here via
commissions/agent fees.
*Fitness Instructor*
If you are the type that is enthusiastic about
body building, you can become a Gym
Instructor and Personal Trainer while still
doing your regular workouts. You can make
good money from this as many young
people love to look good and fit. Being a
body builder yourself, you will always attract
people that wish to look like you. If you have
up to 20 persons requiring your service, you
could be making N2000 to N4000 each time
you go to the gym while charging N100 to
N200 per session of training.
You don’t even have to own a standard gym
to do this, you can just negotiate with a gym
owner or just arrange a makeshift gym with
irons joined together in your area.
Don’t forget to always follow safety
precautions.
If you are the type that is enthusiastic about
body building, you can become a Gym
Instructor and Personal Trainer while still
doing your regular workouts. You can make
good money from this as many young
people love to look good and fit. Being a
body builder yourself, you will always attract
people that wish to look like you. If you have
up to 20 persons requiring your service, you
could be making N2000 to N4000 each time
you go to the gym while charging N100 to
N200 per session of training.
You don’t even have to own a standard gym
to do this, you can just negotiate with a gym
owner or just arrange a makeshift gym with
irons joined together in your area.
Don’t forget to always follow safety
precautions.
*Event Planner*
If you know your onions about event
planning, you can make cool money from
this as you will always be called upon by
departments and organizations looking to
organize memorable events.
If you know your onions about event
planning, you can make cool money from
this as you will always be called upon by
departments and organizations looking to
organize memorable events.
*Music DJ services*
If you have passion for music, you can
download any music DJ application on your
laptop, learn how to use it and you are in
business. There is always demand for DJs
for the almost regular parties and events in
school.
If you have passion for music, you can
download any music DJ application on your
laptop, learn how to use it and you are in
business. There is always demand for DJs
for the almost regular parties and events in
school.
*MC / Comedian*
If you can make people laugh and can also
speak eloquently, just learn the rudiments of
being a Master of Ceremony via the internet
and you are good to go. Just like DJs, MCs
are always requested for in events. Your first
successful hosting of an event, may be at a
friend’s birthday party, is enough to get you
referrals.
If you can make people laugh and can also
speak eloquently, just learn the rudiments of
being a Master of Ceremony via the internet
and you are good to go. Just like DJs, MCs
are always requested for in events. Your first
successful hosting of an event, may be at a
friend’s birthday party, is enough to get you
referrals.
*Modelling*
This is one opportunity that does not require
much from you other than to show up for
photo shoots to promote particular brands
and get paid. However, this is an industry
that has been so bastardized lately. Many
people has been exploited and taken
advantage of in the process of trying to be a
model.I advise you “shine your eyes” or
find something else.
This is one opportunity that does not require
much from you other than to show up for
photo shoots to promote particular brands
and get paid. However, this is an industry
that has been so bastardized lately. Many
people has been exploited and taken
advantage of in the process of trying to be a
model.I advise you “shine your eyes” or
find something else.
*Search for on-campus Jobs*
Periodically, there are part time job openings
for students on campus. For instance, some
school libraries offer and opportunities for
“shelve keepers” – their job is to go to the
library every evening and re-arrange
accordingly the books used earlier in the day
by students in the library. There are also
opportunities for Students Journalists . In
the Records departments, students are
periodically employed to help sort old
students records. Even the security
department can have jobs for Student
Informants.
You just need to have few staff friends to
inform you whenever such opportunities
comes up.
Periodically, there are part time job openings
for students on campus. For instance, some
school libraries offer and opportunities for
“shelve keepers” – their job is to go to the
library every evening and re-arrange
accordingly the books used earlier in the day
by students in the library. There are also
opportunities for Students Journalists . In
the Records departments, students are
periodically employed to help sort old
students records. Even the security
department can have jobs for Student
Informants.
You just need to have few staff friends to
inform you whenever such opportunities
comes up.
*Search for After School hours Jobs*
If you can manage your time very well, you
can apply for job at places that require you
working only in the evenings when you must
have finished your daily activities in school.
E.g. Bar, Car wash etc.
Driving School Services
If you have access to a car, you can teach
people how to drive with it and make cool
cash from that.
If you can manage your time very well, you
can apply for job at places that require you
working only in the evenings when you must
have finished your daily activities in school.
E.g. Bar, Car wash etc.
Driving School Services
If you have access to a car, you can teach
people how to drive with it and make cool
cash from that.
*Branding Services*
*You can design* *Customised T-shirts*,
*wristbands,mufflers and other trendy*
*fashionable wears for Classes,Departments*,
*Faculties,Associations, group of friends etc.*
If you can’t personally do the branding, Find someone who can and strike a deal with
them, then act as a contractor/middleman.
Be sure to always deliver what you promised
and at the agreed time. Reputation is
everything in business. With good
reputation, you get loyal clients and new
referred ones.
*You can design* *Customised T-shirts*,
*wristbands,mufflers and other trendy*
*fashionable wears for Classes,Departments*,
*Faculties,Associations, group of friends etc.*
If you can’t personally do the branding, Find someone who can and strike a deal with
them, then act as a contractor/middleman.
Be sure to always deliver what you promised
and at the agreed time. Reputation is
everything in business. With good
reputation, you get loyal clients and new
referred ones.
*Production of Soaps and Disinfectants*
Especially for Home Economics students,
they can apply practical knowledge of what
they learn in school to make money. They
can make and sell liquid, powdered or bar
soaps. They can also make and sell
disinfectants, air fresheners, perfumes, body
lotions etc.
Especially for Home Economics students,
they can apply practical knowledge of what
they learn in school to make money. They
can make and sell liquid, powdered or bar
soaps. They can also make and sell
disinfectants, air fresheners, perfumes, body
lotions etc.
*Baking/Pastries Making*
Again for home economics and dietetics
students, they can make cakes, buns,
doughnuts, Fish/Meat pie, even popcorn.
They can also make Yoghurt/Ice cream,
Juice drinks, Zobo, Soya Milk, Custard
powders etc. and sell to fellow students in
the hostels from their room or supply to
canteens and stores in their vicinity. The
products can also be sold at event venues
especially on Saturdays and even within
Church premises on Sundays.
Again for home economics and dietetics
students, they can make cakes, buns,
doughnuts, Fish/Meat pie, even popcorn.
They can also make Yoghurt/Ice cream,
Juice drinks, Zobo, Soya Milk, Custard
powders etc. and sell to fellow students in
the hostels from their room or supply to
canteens and stores in their vicinity. The
products can also be sold at event venues
especially on Saturdays and even within
Church premises on Sundays.
*Catering Services*
If you are skilled in cooking various dishes,
you can offer catering services to event
organizers in your area. With the frequent
events/celebrations on campuses, there is
surely a market for you.
If you are skilled in cooking various dishes,
you can offer catering services to event
organizers in your area. With the frequent
events/celebrations on campuses, there is
surely a market for you.
*Poultry Business*
Especially for Agric students, with the so
much time you spend on practicals in the
school farm and elsewhere, you could set up
a small poultry farm or any other
Agricultural business nearby and attend to it
while you attend to your academic work. If
you can mange your time well, this could be
a gold mine for you.
Especially for Agric students, with the so
much time you spend on practicals in the
school farm and elsewhere, you could set up
a small poultry farm or any other
Agricultural business nearby and attend to it
while you attend to your academic work. If
you can mange your time well, this could be
a gold mine for you.
*Cable Tv installation and Maintenance*
Almost everyone now enjoy cable television
but very few persons know how to make
little adjustments or maintenance on it.
There is surely a big market here and the
good news is it doesn’t take much to learn
and costs next to nothing to start up.
Almost everyone now enjoy cable television
but very few persons know how to make
little adjustments or maintenance on it.
There is surely a big market here and the
good news is it doesn’t take much to learn
and costs next to nothing to start up.
*Phone/Computer Repairs/maintenance*
Though complete/full time repairs could take
your time, simple software maintenance/
upgrades and application installs could fetch
you quick money.
Though complete/full time repairs could take
your time, simple software maintenance/
upgrades and application installs could fetch
you quick money.
*Recharge Card Business*
It is a fact that people with mobile phones
cannot live without airtime on their device.
Recharge cards are arguably the fastest
selling commodity, outside food and drinks,
in Nigeria.
If you live in an area where people have to
walk a distance to get recharge cards, you
can make money by buying in bricks/bulk
and reselling to them.
You can even venture into recharge card
printing business and make better profits
reselling to retailers elsewhere.
It is a fact that people with mobile phones
cannot live without airtime on their device.
Recharge cards are arguably the fastest
selling commodity, outside food and drinks,
in Nigeria.
If you live in an area where people have to
walk a distance to get recharge cards, you
can make money by buying in bricks/bulk
and reselling to them.
You can even venture into recharge card
printing business and make better profits
reselling to retailers elsewhere.
*Learn a Craft*
Here are things you can learn how to do that
can fetch you good money while in school.
Here are things you can learn how to do that
can fetch you good money while in school.
*Hair dressing, Facial Make Up, Jewellery*
making with beads, bags and shoes making
with beautiful Ankara materials etc. If you
have interest in any skill set at all, just learn
it and it could fetch you money. The internet
has made most things easier. Google and
Youtube will be of great resource for your
learning.
making with beads, bags and shoes making
with beautiful Ankara materials etc. If you
have interest in any skill set at all, just learn
it and it could fetch you money. The internet
has made most things easier. Google and
Youtube will be of great resource for your
learning.
*Sell your Skill*
What ever skill set you have can be a source
of income for you. Whether you can play
Musical Instruments or you are good in
artistic drawing or you are a great writer etc.
You just have to market yourself. A simple
notice printed on an A4 paper with details of
the services you offer and how you could be
contacted is enough to get you clients when
pasted in strategic positions around
campus.
You can as well sell your services online on
sites like fiverr, olx etc.
What ever skill set you have can be a source
of income for you. Whether you can play
Musical Instruments or you are good in
artistic drawing or you are a great writer etc.
You just have to market yourself. A simple
notice printed on an A4 paper with details of
the services you offer and how you could be
contacted is enough to get you clients when
pasted in strategic positions around
campus.
You can as well sell your services online on
sites like fiverr, olx etc.
*Football Viewing Centre*
With what you see and notice around you
about people’s interest in football, I am sure
you can imagine how profitable a football
viewing centre business can be. However,
this kind of business is better done by
students who are natives or long time
residents in the particular area for obvious
reasons.
With what you see and notice around you
about people’s interest in football, I am sure
you can imagine how profitable a football
viewing centre business can be. However,
this kind of business is better done by
students who are natives or long time
residents in the particular area for obvious
reasons.
*Business Centre Management*
*Running business centres like Food canteen,*
*Provision store,* *Computer services centre,*
*Beauty/Barbing saloon,* *Cooking gas refill*
*centre etc*
can be a great source of income.
Note that running a full time business centre
will definitely distract you from studies
unless you get a trustworthy person who
could manage the place effectively while you
are away.
*Running business centres like Food canteen,*
*Provision store,* *Computer services centre,*
*Beauty/Barbing saloon,* *Cooking gas refill*
*centre etc*
can be a great source of income.
Note that running a full time business centre
will definitely distract you from studies
unless you get a trustworthy person who
could manage the place effectively while you
are away.
*Selling of Wears*
Students on campus love to look trendy and
therefore buy cloths, foot wears, handbags,
jewelries and other body accessories quite
often.
If you could get these wears in bulk at
reduced price from big suppliers, you will
surely make much money from the trade.
Students on campus love to look trendy and
therefore buy cloths, foot wears, handbags,
jewelries and other body accessories quite
often.
If you could get these wears in bulk at
reduced price from big suppliers, you will
surely make much money from the trade.
*Selling Used Products*
You can sell your fairly used and no-longer-
needed properties and make money from it.
You can also help people sell their used
properties and make money in the form of
commission. Students love to buy cheap
things and also sell things quickly when they
need quick cash. If you are the type that
keep a lot of friends, you can make money
by finding out what they are willing to buy
and what they are to sell at any time.
Make yourself their go-to-guy for any
merchandise, and you will have a constant
cash flow.
You can also do the buying and selling
online via clssified sites like Olx, Jiji etc.
Find out what People around you want
and sell it to them.
You can sell virtually anything on campus
and make money. However, you have to find
out students’ most important wants. This
has to be things they can’t do without but
probably have to go out of campus to get
them. Things like books (major medical,
engineering, economics textbooks etc.), Suits
for law students in schools where it is the
uniform, Electronic gadgets, fashion items
etc.
All you have to do is negotiate better prices
with major suppliers of the products, then
bring it to the students door steps and you
are in business.
You can sell your fairly used and no-longer-
needed properties and make money from it.
You can also help people sell their used
properties and make money in the form of
commission. Students love to buy cheap
things and also sell things quickly when they
need quick cash. If you are the type that
keep a lot of friends, you can make money
by finding out what they are willing to buy
and what they are to sell at any time.
Make yourself their go-to-guy for any
merchandise, and you will have a constant
cash flow.
You can also do the buying and selling
online via clssified sites like Olx, Jiji etc.
Find out what People around you want
and sell it to them.
You can sell virtually anything on campus
and make money. However, you have to find
out students’ most important wants. This
has to be things they can’t do without but
probably have to go out of campus to get
them. Things like books (major medical,
engineering, economics textbooks etc.), Suits
for law students in schools where it is the
uniform, Electronic gadgets, fashion items
etc.
All you have to do is negotiate better prices
with major suppliers of the products, then
bring it to the students door steps and you
are in business.
*Online Affiliate Marketing*
This involves you promoting other people’s
(or company’s) products and earning a
commission for each sale that you make.
You mustn’t even have a website to do this,
you can make use of social media.
For those of you with thousands of virtual
friends on Facebook whose only benefit to
you is the likes you get on your photos that
make you feel “important”, you can actually
sell things to your large number of followers
and make money which will make real
positive impact in your life.
*Please, do not venture into ponzi schemes!*
More on affiliate marketing in a future post.
This involves you promoting other people’s
(or company’s) products and earning a
commission for each sale that you make.
You mustn’t even have a website to do this,
you can make use of social media.
For those of you with thousands of virtual
friends on Facebook whose only benefit to
you is the likes you get on your photos that
make you feel “important”, you can actually
sell things to your large number of followers
and make money which will make real
positive impact in your life.
*Please, do not venture into ponzi schemes!*
More on affiliate marketing in a future post.
*Offline Marketing*
Apply for marketing staff positions at
companies offering such opportunity. Apply
to the ones that will allow you work at your
free time. Some of them will give you their
products which you will sell, take your
commission and return the remaining
proceed to the company. Beverage
companies especially, employ
undergraduates to these positions. You just
have to keep your ears on the ground or
reach out to major product distributors in a
nearby market to know when these
opportunities come up.
Apply for marketing staff positions at
companies offering such opportunity. Apply
to the ones that will allow you work at your
free time. Some of them will give you their
products which you will sell, take your
commission and return the remaining
proceed to the company. Beverage
companies especially, employ
undergraduates to these positions. You just
have to keep your ears on the ground or
reach out to major product distributors in a
nearby market to know when these
opportunities come up.
*Organize Seminars*
You can organize few hours or days
seminars anywhere and teach any
interesting thing you are conversant with,
especially things that can help people make
money, then charge the attendees a fee.
You can bring in guest lectures to help you
cover areas you are not very knowledgeable
about. There is also opportunity to sell
products including video recordings of your
classes to your audience.
You can organize few hours or days
seminars anywhere and teach any
interesting thing you are conversant with,
especially things that can help people make
money, then charge the attendees a fee.
You can bring in guest lectures to help you
cover areas you are not very knowledgeable
about. There is also opportunity to sell
products including video recordings of your
classes to your audience.
*Bulk SMS Services*
Many groups, organization, fellowship and
departmental associations etc. regularly
need to stay in touch with their members.
You can offer to send bulk sms to their
members for a fee. You can also own a bulk
sms website where users can send sms
messages by themselves while you charge
them subscription fees.
Many groups, organization, fellowship and
departmental associations etc. regularly
need to stay in touch with their members.
You can offer to send bulk sms to their
members for a fee. You can also own a bulk
sms website where users can send sms
messages by themselves while you charge
them subscription fees.
*Web Design/Development*
You can learn how to build websites or
blogs and make money offering the service.
There is market for you both in the campus
and beyond. You can reach out to
departments, student associations,
fellowships groups etc. and offer your
services to them.
You can learn how to build websites or
blogs and make money offering the service.
There is market for you both in the campus
and beyond. You can reach out to
departments, student associations,
fellowships groups etc. and offer your
services to them.
*Blogging*
Last but not the list, Blogging. You must
have heard about blogging and how
lucrative it can be. You must have also
heard about bloggers like Linda Ikeji and the
millions she is making from her blog.
It is actually no longer that very easy to
make money from blogging, but with the
right guide, you too can tap from the ever
evolving blogging gold mine. Our next post
will be on blogging and how you can
successfully make money through it.
Last but not the list, Blogging. You must
have heard about blogging and how
lucrative it can be. You must have also
heard about bloggers like Linda Ikeji and the
millions she is making from her blog.
It is actually no longer that very easy to
make money from blogging, but with the
right guide, you too can tap from the ever
evolving blogging gold mine. Our next post
will be on blogging and how you can
successfully make money through it.
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