Since getting his first job in 2018, the 25-year-old accountant on this week’s Naira Life has been on an upward income trajectory. Is he close to financial stability? He doesn’t think so. His biggest struggles? toxic financial decisions and his inability to manage lifestyle creep.

Vol 8 | 12-12-2022 View in Browser Brought to you by | We should pop something today! The first Naira Life story was published in February 2019 and since then, we’ve been putting out the most honest stories about Nigerians and their money. Today, I’m happy to be sharing the 200th Naira Life story. This […]

The 34-year-old product manager in this #NairaLife was slowly building up his wealth until a work mishap sent him out of a job and wiped out his life savings. Two years later, he’s building it back up and at $9800/month; it’s never been easier.

What’s your oldest memory of money? I was seven, and there was a housewarming party at my father’s new house. An uncle gave me ₦50 as per for being a good boy. Later that evening, an aunt asked me to lend her the money for her transport home. She’s never returned my money since then, […]

NYSC Diary is back.

This weeks’ #Nairalife was made possible by FCMB’s promise of quality medical care from the comfort of your home. Let’s start from when you were tiny.  I used to help my mum at her store where she sold perfumes. Then she opened another store for kid’s clothing in the city we lived in.  What city?  Delta. […]

Since the love triangle between Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and August Alsina became public knowledge a lot of Nigerians suddenly remembered that open marriages are a thing and are taking to Twitter to air their opinions. 1. Inside life. 2. Bringing a bazooka to small play. 3. We moved on brah. 4. Someone needs chill pills. […]

This is the unedited and usually undocumented inside life of every career person. Employee of the month over the life of the party vibes.

These days, things look a lot different at Zikoko.

Everyone knows someone who has been cheated on or someone who cheated. It’s almost the theme of many adult conversations. Let he who is without cheat or almost cheat cast a stone. 7 people shared how they found out that their partner was cheating on them. Inside life. I didn’t catch her. I just saw […]