What's a holiday without family like?

This 37-year-old’s adman's first job paid him ₦2,500/month. 19 years later, he’s earning ₦1.5m/month. One thing that changed as he earned more was his attitude towards being his family's highest earner. He’s gone from being at odds with his black tax responsibility to taking it in strides. Now his sights are set on earning ₦5m/month to make the lifestyle upgrades he wants.

The economy is touching everything.

It just makes my life easier.

They’ve had to devise other means to show their love and appreciation.

One even faked an accent to get approved. It didn’t work.

From growing up in some of the worst parts of Bariga to working at one of the largest financial hubs in Europe.

In February 2023, this 25-year-old UI/UX designer had three jobs. A month later, she lost two of them. She’s currently unemployed, but runs a thrift business and YouTube channel. She hopes to add cocoa farming to that list one day.

From impersonation to gambling, the 35-year-old in this story has done several unconventional things for money. He’s an academic researcher now, but it’s not his final bus stop. His next goal is to earn in dollars, and he believes content creation is his best route to achieving this dream. This is his #NairaLife.

When the 25-year-old content specialist in this #NairaLife started her professional career at 19, earning $1,200/week, she thought it’d only get better. She was wrong. Two years later, new immigration laws forced her to return to Nigeria and take up a ₦50k/month job. Her income has grown since then, but she still regrets some of her earlier financial decisions.