Business in Nigeria is not easy especially for the uneducated ones. It also seem as if some businesses are restricted to a specific tribe. For example, have you ever seen an Igbo man selling suya, or an Hausa man selling spare parts? It's rare. The Hausas are known for some particular businesses and the same thing applies to both the Yorubas and the Igbos. But today, we shall be considering the ones that the uneducated Hausas would rather do than stay idle.

Selling condemned battery, aluminum and compressor

If you live in the developed or developing part of Nigeria, you'll hear this Hausa guys shouting "condemned battery, aluminum, iron, compressor!!!" They purchase these materials at a cheap rate and resell them at a higher rate. They also buy used cement bags and old newspapers. I have personally sold some of these items to them. You won't actually remember that you have stuffs like these to sell until you are in dire need of money.

Shoe making

Once your foot wear cuts, you already know who would fix it- 'an Aboki' They are good at this. If it is a bathroom slipper, you might be charged between twenty naira to thirty naira to fix the cut but if it's other foot wears such as sandals or shoes, you will definitely be charged more. In addition to fixing cuts, they also get paid to apply polish to foot wears of diverse colours especially black and brown.

Mobile Tailoring

Once you need to fix your turn clothes or shape an oversized one, you need this tailor. They often move about with manual sewing machine while hitting their scissors blades against each other to attract your attention. They are only experts at fixing and not at sewing a complete cloth.

Weight Checking

I don't know how they often come up with all these ideas, but it sure works for them. What wouldn't sell in an African country with the largest population? They simply get a weighing scale and move around with it. They charge you to check your weight.

Nail Trimming

They simply use sharp scissors and knife-like blades with bottled liquid soap to do justice to your nails. They trim your nails with expertise after washing them with the liquid soap. You pay them when they are done and might even tell them to keep the balance.

Okada Riding

These guys play a very vital role in the transportation sector of Nigeria. They are always ready to come to your aid when you are in a hurry or you are late for work. You will value them the more when there is traffic and you need to be somewhere quickly. This is a lucrative business.

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