Allergic:

Oil Bunkering
Politics
Yahoo
Political Thuggery , Yar'adus Aides

Well, well; the above list will surely pass since the OP did not list [b]longevity [/b]as a criteria. Life-expectancy on these "jobs" are just a few years

Architecture is da bomb! I started earning the sensible bucks in Architecture way back in my second year at UNI, i made mad money from model making, from draughting, 3D presentation and rendering that i never had to ask for school fees from home. I started designing and pursuing building and planning approval since 3oolevel for about N70k to N100k a package sand was able to move into my own apartment and start a transport bizness. Now we have CAD and other areas of specialising and marketing, stuff just keep getting better and better. i now design and supervise projects for people all over the world from my bedroom and watch my expertise and account grow. Its very difficult to become an architect though, all those sleepless nites and discouragements but if u do the time and put the dedication the sky is yr limit. Architects with the right idea and in the right place are the most successful professionals doing what they love and getting rewarded 4 it. gbam Grin

Now this is a brother who knows what he wants and how to get it. Anyways, i think being an entrepreneur, working in an oil and gas company, ICT company, or even being in politics are some of the most lucrative profession in Nigeria these days.

Unfortunately, Politics is now a profession in Nigeria.

So similar to what obtains in the western world, where you do not have to be a graduate to make a heck of a money (Bill Gates and co come to mind).

bawomolo:

guys like bill gates came from affluent backgrounds and had access to resources unlike most average joes. 
Your odds of making it big without a degree aren't that high.

Thats not true, UK has got a list of the highest earners and among the top 15, we have entrepreneurial plumbers earning over £100,000 (circa N25,000,000) a year far above most of our educated professional engineers who are permanent staff in the oil and gas industries earning an average of £35,000 (N8,750,000) a year.
I believe there are some hidden money makers like these in Naija which we haven't given a thought, , innit