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“I’ve made $200 in a week. Who school epp?” — These students have been using the compulsory strike holiday to make money online, and they don’t care how long the strike lasts.
After failing to get a job with his pharmacy degree, Nicholas* switched to content writing. Now on a ₦135k monthly salary, he’s tired of doing the same things every day. What’s an ideal future for him? To get crypto writing gigs that’ll make him a millionaire.
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Thrill Digital, a Nigerian tech start-up, is trying to revolutionise fashion in the digital world — and with it, an entire metaverse
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From starting Trace magazine in his bedroom to launching several products through True Africa, Claude Grunitzky has always been a media trailblazer. He also has a way with words.
Because to Nigerian bosses, “going above and beyond” means actually dying for the company. This article will teach you how to give them what they want, even if it’s eye service.
Today’s #AWeekInTheLife subject is a female painter thriving in a male-dominated industry. This means dealing with gender stereotypes and misbehaviour from male clients. One thing keeps her going though: her ambition to own a home in Lagos.
After surviving JAMB’s jamming and FG-ASUU’s thunder strikes, young Nigerians still have one thing to contend with — unemployment. Five Nigerians share their experience with job racketeering aka “pay something if you want a job”.
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One minute you’re excited about landing your dream job, and the next minute you start stressing about making a great first impression. These tips are exactly what you need.
“If I got a dollar for every time someone assumed a man was bank-rolling me, I’d be a billionaire now” – six Nigerian women tell us what it’s like to be female bosses in male-dominated offices.
What’s it like to be a skincare formulator in Nigeria? For Happylyte, it means fighting with logistics drivers and dealing with dishonest suppliers. But she’s not taking her eyes off her ambition — to become a medical aesthetician someday.
“No one knows our situation” — Six Nigerian women share what it’s like to be the major financial providers in their families.
The subject of this week’s #AWeekInTheLife is Hero Lewis, a maths teacher based in Port Harcourt. He talks about learning patience on the job, why he misses flogging students and the aspect of his job that brings him the most joy.
What’s the most desperate thing you’ve done for money?
For Charles*, it was de-feathering chicken on a busy road for ₦200.
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The subject of this week’s #AWeekInTheLife is a fitness coach. He tells us about his training regime, rigid personal diet and the fitness myths that make him scratch his head the most.
Across the continent, shoemakers are winning fans, accolades and awards. Two Nigerian brothers, chasing their childhood dream, have taken things one step further.
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