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9 Profitable Side Hustles Currently Selling In 2025 To Make Money In Nigeria

 Let me make this straight, below are some business ideas you can venture into that will help you make a profit within a short period of time. Start small and grow big…

1. Mobile and Electronic Accessories:

Such as Pouches, Chargers, USB cables, HDMI cables, earphones, and more can be sourced from Alibaba, AliExpress, DealExtreme, etc. I once posted something related to that a few years ago here. The more you buy the lower the price. And they are lite so shipping won’t be a burden. You can sell it on Jumia, X.com or Instagram etc.

2. Mini cyber café

Cyber café have gone out of fashion, true. But students still need to register for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, post-UTME, etc. People who are not digital savvy also need to register for several things online including the very important national passport. This is where you come in. This small business can be started right at the corner of your house.

3. Poultry Farming Business:

Having a poultry farm where you rear chickens are one sure way to earn money in your pockets. Birds are easy to rear because they mature quickly and are always in demand. These birds are mostly sold during seasons like Christmas, Easter, weddings, and parties for consumption making poultry farming a lucrative business to delve into. You can also supply eggs from your poultry. Eggs are used to make many products such as confectioneries, cosmetics, soaps, hair conditioners, shampoo, glue, and face masks amongst many others.

4. Fairly Used Clothes:

Such as Jeans, Tops, t-shirts, shoes, etc. They could be sourced at Badagry, even Cotonou. 100K can’t get you a bale but you can select and mix them. Wash them and package them neatly. Good packaging will bring you more customers… hence you’ll see your money multiply.

5. Eatery or Restaurant Business:

If you can cook very well, then you can start an eatery/ restaurant business. It requires capital to start and it is very profitable in the long run. You should set up your restaurant at a populated location especially near government and other firms.

6. Dry Cleaning Business:

This is one of the sure businesses that you can earn money from. When doing such business, you should target people like bankers, corporate organizations, businessmen, e.t.c. These sets of people patronize dry cleaners a lot because they can’t wash their clothes themselves due to the nature of their jobs.

7. Viewing Center/ Betting Business:

Football Viewing Centre Business is a lucrative business that needs a lot of strategic Planning to start. Football is loved by almost everybody and the profit is endless, Betting is addictive stay safe.

8. Snail Farming Business:

Snail farming is more popular due to its relatively cheap cost of startup and if you market your products well, your business will thrive. This is a business you can start from your backyard, but you have to be patient as it can take almost a year to mature.

9. Mini Importation Business:

This is by far what most people engage in nowadays in Nigeria before the coronavirus pandemic began. If you source through the internet, you would find many e-books on how to import cheap goods from abroad and sell them here in Nigeria. Items like wristwatches, female and male wears, shoes, second-hand phones are examples of items you could import.

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Make Your Plan A, B, Or C Now (Early Advice)

Too many young people are getting stuck 2-5yrs after graduation cos they started in jobs they don't like or that they consider lower than their potential. As someone who changed careers thrice before settling in, I can relate. If this is you, please read this Plan A-C.

Plan A - Your current job. Pays your bills (except you have legacy money or other sources). Work hard and be the very best at it. Seek ways to cross from your role that you don't like to a function that you like within the company. 

Learn the skills online or through mentorship and volunteer to support those in those roles. And the only way to get considered for a switch is to first ensure you are a star at your role and the company sees your value. Don't be a pollutant or share bad energy because you don't like the job. No one remembers your likeness or otherwise for the job, but everyone remembers the energy you brought to them.

Plan B - Stay awake at night or dedicate at least 2hrs a day reading, learning & applying for roles that match what you really want or desire. Don't be complacent or get comfortable. Comfort is easy once you start earning. Be hungry and shameless in your hunger. 

Send that DM. Send that mail. And you may even get options for experienced hire roles in this career that you don't like. Never be afraid to start again in another company. You have to decide very quickly before it gets too late to start again. Else, you'll still be on the job 10yrs later, unhappy and complaining as you did in year 1. It's pointless spending your entire day working for a job you don't enjoy.

 Pay cuts are easier to absorb when you're less than 30yrs old. The younger the better. I restarted my career 3times by age 26 yet made Manager at 29 & SM at 32. Cos all the experiences built up and counted.

Plan C: This is your fallback plan. If everything else fails, what will happen? This is your plan C. Save as if your life depends on it. You can start a side hustle (preferably in the line you desire) & grow it into a business. 

Many great founders & companies were built as side hustles. Start a startup or company as a side hustle even from NYSC year. Nike shoes was founded as a side hustle and countless other examples. You can go back to school (preferably abroad).

 Activate your japa plans or other things. But those decisions become easier as you save more. This is why its easier for those from rich homes to make these decisions. 

Cos their needs are covered with funds. So don't compare yourself. Plan as if your life depends on it, because it really does.