As a Nigerian Student, you must be able to make money through a legitimate hustle. It could be through a soft skill or by providing services to students online. The Nigerian economy, in reality, does not rely on certificates after graduation. As you are probably aware, there are few available jobs in the labor market.

This is why graduates encourage students to learn a skill that will allow them to support themselves after they graduate.In this post, I’ll walk you through some practical ways to make money in School as a Nigerian student.

Believe me. There are various methods available for making money on campus. Despite the country’s economic situation, many people earn a lot of money on a daily basis. I’ve also included instructions and materials to help you learn how to make money in school.

This post will be beneficial to students studying medicine, engineering, art, or agriculture.Here are some practical ways to make money in school as a Nigerian student:

• Photocopy and Printing Business

• Photography

• Hairdressing

• Off-Campus Lodge Agent

• Makeup Artist

• Music DJ

• Hype Man MC

• Baker

• Term Paper & Assignment

• Modelling

• Ushering Service

• Scholarship

• Catering & Food Services

• Event Decoration & Interior Design

• Internet Data Reselling

• Soap and Disinfectant Production

• Phone & Computer Repair

• Sell Clothes

• Barbing Salon Services

• Sew Clothes (Fashion Design)

• Bouncing Services

• Teach Choreography

• Dry Cleaning/Laundry

• Organize Tutorials

• Exercise/Gym Instructor

• Music Lesson

• Event Planner

• Become a Music Artist

• Music Composer

• Home Tutor

Photocopy and Printing Business

Photocopy and printing is a high moneymaking business for students in school.You can earn a lot of money by doing photocopies for other students in their hostels.

Daily, Nigerian students photocopy or print out one material or the other.From first-year clearance documents to lecture materials are in hard copies.Now, here is the catch.

I remember in my first year seeing an advertisement in front of my hostel to print four pages for N20.The price was unbelievable at that time. The cost at the computer centre in the school is N10 per copy.From that day, I did my printing with the student that operates the business.

You too can make money by doing photocopy and printing for students.You will need a good printer for the business.Get a printer that is not expensive to operate.

For advertisement, place your poster at the entrance of the hostel. Make sure that you include your room number in your advert.

Photography

Photography is one of the best ways to earn money as a student on campus.

Even though we all now have smartphones with good cameras. Students always want to take a picture in a studio for birthdays and other celebrations.

As a student photographer, you have the opportunity of making money. You can take pictures during events like matriculation and convocation ceremony.

Nigerian students would always want a professional photo for their special moments. It is why photography is a lucrative business.Another way to make money through photography is taking passports.

New students use plenty of passports for their first-year clearance.You can visit the clearance venue to take passports.

Learning Photography

The cost of learning photography is fifty thousand naira at a picture studio in Nigeria.But, you can learn photography yourself by learning how to snap pictures online.

There are a bunch of tutorials on YouTube for learning photography. You can become a professional photographer by taking online courses.

Equipment for Photography

Here is the equipment for the photography business on campus;

• Digital Camera
• Portable Compact Photo Printer
• Tripod Stand
• Polarizing Filter
• Fast Prime Lens
• Digital Camera Bag
• Spare Camera Batteries
• Memory Cards
• Camera Strap

Note: You do not have to get all these items to start a photography business in school. It is possible to hire a digital camera for your photography business.Start by getting a digital camera and portable photo printer online.

Hairdressing

Hairdressing is a lucrative business in Universities and Polytechnic campuses. It is a lucrative way to make money as a student.I know many of my classmates making money in the hostel through hairdressing.

Despite the economic situation in Nigeria, female students want to look beautiful.Ladies like to rock the latest braids and attachments.You get paid a good amount of money to make hair for ladies in your hostel or off-campus lodge.

Learning Hairdressing

The fact is many hairdressers in school learnt the skill at home before arriving on campus.So if you don’t have the skill to make hair, you can learn hairdressing online.

But the best approach is to learn how to plait hair during the holidays. It is best if you register as an apprentice in any hair salon close to your house.Learn hairdressing and practice with your roommates. You can then move ahead to become a professional hairstylist.

Off-Campus Lodge Agent

An Off-campus lodge agency is a way to make money as a student.At the beginning of each academic session, many students try to get accommodation. This set of students does not want to stay in the school hostel.

You can become a lodging agent by connecting students with caretakers or landlords.All you have to do is to know the off-campus area very well.Meet with the caretakers and landlord. Notify them that you can get them, student tenants, at a commission fee.

Getting an off-campus lodge for a student can give you as much as ten thousand naira (N10,000).Now imagine how much that you will make if you get ten students in a week.For this business, your target is first-year students.

They are the people who are serious about getting accommodation.Discuss with lodge agents in your department or faculty. They will put you through the business.

Makeup Artist

Makeup artists are making it big on campus across Nigeria. Makeup is a high money-generating income skill if you are good with it.In the hostel, there must be one birthday celebration, dinner night or party to attend.

Ladies love to look elegant on these special occasions. They usually want to make up for their birthday photoshoot.The juicy part is that the business does not need much advertisement.

Your clients would upload their makeup photos on WhatsApp status, Instagram and Facebook.Others who love makeup will ask for a link up to you.You can learn makeup online on YouTube.

Also, you can register as an apprentice in a makeup studio during the holidays.You’d need to get the necessary makeup kits and equipment to get started as a makeup artist.Makeup artists make more money during matriculation, and departmental and dinner night ceremonies.

Music DJ

Music DJ is a hot cake on University and Polytechnic campuses in Nigeria.There is a need for the services of a DJ all semester round. No event takes place in school without the presence of a DJ.

Name it, from orientation ceremony, matriculation, dinner night, inaugural lecture, etc.A DJ’s work is about bringing life to the party or occasion.

The first step to becoming a DJ on campus is to get a collection of new and old songs.You’d also need to get the necessary equipment to take up DJ gigs.Well, the best part is that you can become a DJ without buying any equipment.

You can do this by hiring equipment and paying a settlement fee at the end of each job.The best way to become a famous DJ in school is to learn under a successful DJ on campus.After a few months, you would be capable take DJ jobs.

Hype Man/MC

A hype man or MC is the master of the ceremony. There cannot be an event on campus without the presence of an MC.

An MC has to direct the program for the event. Orientation, political campaigns, dinner night, etc., all need the services of an MC.

You must be funny, outspoken and have the ability to carry the crowd to be a hype man. You can also organize a comedy show in your school that will fetch you a lot of money.

Baker

Making cake and cupcakes is a profitable business on campus. Trust me, especially female students who love to eat cupcakes.

There is hardly any lady in school that celebrates a birthday without baking a cake. Cutting of cake is a necessary part of any celebration in school.

At any kind of event on campus, there must be a cutting of the cake. So, imagine if you are good at making cakes of different recipes. You would make a lot of money.

It could get to the point that you will begin to turn down offers to focus on your academics. Learning how to make cakes and pastries is easy. You can take a tutorial course online.

But it is better to learn at a physical location so that you can understand the business better. Like makeup, baking requires some necessary tools that are inexpensive.

You can start the business by hiring baking tools if you do not have the capital to start the business.

Term Paper & Assignment

Doing term papers and assignments for students is an easy way to make money in school. I remember making a lot of money in the first year from term paper.

Many students are lazy or clueless about how to go about a term paper assignment. It seems like a lot of work to them. Also, typing term papers is a common challenge for many Nigerian students.

So, you can step in by doing a term paper for your classmates and other students. Here is what you need to do term paper business in school;

• A laptop

• Internet connection

• Printer

• Electricity

Note that you can do without a printer for the business.

Also, many lecturers give their students assignment that requires online research. You can make money by doing these assignments at a fee.

The downside of this business is that the work is occasional. That is, there are times when students are not involved in term papers or assignments.

You can take things up by going into the final project business. The final project involves typing, research and mathematical calculations. It is a way to make money.

Modelling

Modelling in school is a medium for Nigerian students to generate income.

At the end of every session, the SUG, Faculty and Department organize beauty pageantry. Beauty pageant competition comes with prize money and gift.

Also, you can audition for other beauty pageants in or outside your school. Winning a beauty pageant competition can become a breakthrough for you.

You can become an ambassador to many of the top multinational agencies in Nigeria. Also, win endorsement deals left and right.

Who knows, you can end up in Big Brother Naija and win millions of naira.

Ushering Service

Ushering service has now become a popular way for students to earn money in school.

There is no event in the higher institution that does not need ushering services.

Ushers are people who conduct people to their seats at events. They ensure that everything is in place and organized during an event.

Ushering job is easy to get on campus. You can join an ushering agency in school. Also, you can organize yourself and other people for the job.

The best part of ushering services is that you will get lots of goodies besides your pay.

Scholarships

Getting a scholarship is an opportunity for students to earn money in school.

Many scholarship prizes are above a hundred thousand naira (N100,000) per session.

The scholarship grant can take care of your necessities as a student. Many students are on the payroll of more than one scholarship board.

You can imagine how much they make every session. Winning a scholarship requires that you have a high CGPA. Also, you would have to maintain a minimum CGPA.

School Politics

Student union politics in school is an avenue to make money as a student. Student political office holders get salary and allowance entitlement.

You can make money by occupying a position in your Department, Faculty or SUG. I am not talking about embezzling students’ money. No, that is a crime that can ruin your reputation in a higher institution.

Also, student political leaders make money by organizing students for a political campaigns, etc. Being a student union leader gives you access to influential people in your state.

Catering & Food Services

Catering is a service of providing food for people at events. A caterer has to prepare and manage the refreshment at any ceremony in school.

As you know, there cannot be any event in school without the provision of food. Students would change it for the organizers.

So, for that reason, every event planner makes sure that there is available food to go round to students.

You can enter this line of business by becoming a cater. People will patronize you when they find out that you know how to cook African delicacies.

They will love your service if it is cheap and reliable. Being a student caterer can be in two forms which are large and small scale.

You can deal on a small scale by handling birthday events and weekend deliveries. Going large scale would involve branding and employees. You’d handle providing food for events that are large in school.

The truth of the matter is that only a few students can handle a large-scale catering business. Start small by offering your catering services for small events.

You can find students from wealthy homes that do not know how to cook. They will pay you to cook a delicious home-cooked meal.

Event Decoration & Interior Design

Event decoration and interior design is a high moneymaking venture on campus. Like other skills in this article, there must be an interior designer in any events in school.

As you know, people no longer do events outdoors with a canopy. Ceremonies now take place in event centres.

These halls for ceremonies need an event designer to beautify the venue. As an interior decorator, you can get a job designing the venue for your Faculty dinner night.

Also, your lecturers can hire you to decorate the hall of their daughter’s wedding. The opportunities for interior designers in school are plenty.

Learning Interior Design

Many students learn interior design for free in their Christian campus fellowship.

They get the skill by joining the decoration unit in their church. You can also learn the skill for free or register with a professional interior designer.

Either way, you can learn interior decoration with dedication and diligence. Ensure that you let people in your school that you are an interior decorator.

Be friends with the social directors of student associations to get a contract job.

Internet Data Reselling

Data reselling in school is now a moneymaking business for students. The business involves buying SME data bundles in bulk and then resell to students.

Internet data is a necessity. Students cannot do without social media apps and other online platforms.

Many students spend a lot of money buying internet data. You can make money by giving them cheaper data offers.

For example, you can sell 1GB of data for N300 and make a profit. Data resellers buy data from telecommunication companies like Glo, MTN, Airtel, etc.

Data wholesalers buy data at a cheaper rate from these telecommunication companies. You can get into this business by buying from a data reselling online platform.

Search online or ask around for a reputable data wholesaler. You will make a profit by selling data to your roommates, classmates, etc.

Soap and Disinfectant Production

Soap and disinfectant production is a highly profitable business for Nigerian students.

Soap and disinfectants are necessary for students to maintain their sanitary status. You can make liquid soap and sell it at a cheaper rate.

Students would patronize you when they realize that your soap is good and foamy. Soap and disinfectants are easy to market.

Go into the hostel, room by room, to advertise your product. You can learn soap-making online on YouTube.

Attend skill acquisition programs in school that teaches students how to make soap.

The good part of the business is that soap and disinfectants are not expensive to produce. Also, bring creativity into your soap making by branding and making your soup scent well.

Phone & Computer Repair

Every student in a Nigerian higher institution has a phone. A good number also have a personal computer.

Using these electronic devices comes with a lot of challenges. For example, cracked phone screens are a nightmare for many students.

Some students’ laptops could develop a fault during the semester. You can offer phone or computer repair services to students.

But you must know your onions when it comes to repairs. You would not want to get into trouble for damaging a student’s laptop.

You can learn how to fix phones and computers from a repairer. Also, you can go into the software and android app installation.

Many students like to play games with their laptops and phones. You can charge a fee for installing these apps or software.

Conclusion

As you’ll find in the list above, there are so many more ways to make money as a student. These ones explained are just a few. Pick one of these business you’re interested in and use it as a way to make lots of money while in school and even while out.

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