jaeyking:


Well it depends on the school and flexibility.
Some schools pay more than 100k and some between the minimum wage and 100k.

No amount of money is enough for one.
Side hustle is the best and development in one's field.

Online tutoring is available.

I once had a class that it was 1k per head per day.

So it depends on the individual.

I have seen rich teachers and broke teachers
And I have seen rich masons and broke masons

Cromagnon:
so he should work 8hrs for peanuts then kill himself with private students? Where is the Internets for online learning. Why are you dreaming like this

zanshi:


13k

Niger state has it bad, there are no functioning industries in Niger.

Tunasco4u:
No be new thing nah, even e get one head teacher for one public sch at Agbani here wey dey carry sand now as I dey type for one site like that in my area,money no reach to settle mata again

Munzy14:

Nawa o.

Now lets start from, aside teaching what do you have passion for?

What grade are you using to teach?

What are your plans from now till 5years time?.

Munzy14:



After handling a job, the mason I paid, look me finish say Oga you don chop o...

I read meaning into it and realised he meant if I could hire him for the time frame on 4k any day he worked, he made much to imagine how much I that paid him made...lol

Poor planning and poor investment is the only nochallenge these artisans face.

But with an enterprising wife, they make a fortune from their hustle.

Faller:
That's kinda the status quo in Nigeria....

teacher turned bricklayer
Banker turned Uber driver
1st class graduate turned charge and bail lawyer
Real estate developer turned Roadside agent

Now everyone is opening Churches...

If God no call them.... They'll call God by fire by force

meditator:
Brother, my dream has always been to be a lecturer, most especially in my field of study. While in school, there was this innermost joy I usually derive when I tutor students and they grasp my explanations. I was moderately good in my course, I was among the top five best students in my class. So, my passion has always been to help people out academically either it comes with momentary benefit or not, while I was in school. It was that passion that made me delve into teaching not knowing its something totally different in contemporary Nigeria.

I'm teaching with M.Sc. in Political Science (Second Class Upper Division)

By next year, I don't want to have anything to do with teaching job again. If I'm to remain on it, I just need something to augment it.
Early this year, I nearly secured a lecturing job in one of the newly established private uni. but I missed it because I was not having a Msc. cert. So, I decided to apply for Msc program in IBB uni here in Niger and I was given admission. Unfortunately, they increased the fee astronomically which I could not afford. I immediately applied BUK and I was given also. Currently, screening has begun, I'm still struggling to raise money for it. This is because for the past two months we havnt been paid.

In the next five years, I see myself securing a better job in the academic sector after obtaining my MSc. Certificate and also owning a world class barbing saloon shop if I succeed in perfecting my barbing skill which I started acquiring and stopped 3 years ago.

akaahs:

.....womanising. one was telling me how he didn't go home after close of work but went straight to his girlfriend house cause his wife travel for a burial. The same person said he drank 4 bottles of beer before going oo

meditator:
Yeah, so bad. Everyone here depends on government monthly stipend.

Donzion77:
There's so much money in that trade. One of my tenants who graduated years ago as an electronic and electrical engineer, recently ventured into Mason trade, after many wasted years of doing slavery works, he is about to pack into his own house in the same street with me.
For you to know that how lucrative this trade is, for instance, to set a single block in my area is more than 5o naira. He told me that on average, he rakes up 12k daily. Because the man is pretty nice, alot of building engineers are always scrambling for his services. In a month, he can save up to 150k
To crown it all, I recently helped him to secure an off cut land of 70 by 30 feet land down my street. He is building it all by himself. He will mix the cement while the wife will be serving him.
He is about to finish the block work of the house, he had never paid any aboki any dime in the building of his 3 bedroom flat!

Timoleon:
Succinct.

BiggyB242:


I read on nairaland about a man asking for advice. He is having an issue with his fiancee. He teaches in a private school (British standard) that pays close to 200k, then he got a lecturing job in a private uni that will pay about 110k. Babe wants him to quit the teaching job because she wan answer lecturer wife.

ravensckar:
The kind of crass ignorance being displayed on this thread will shock even the devil himself. Bricklaying job is more lucrative than a teaching job? Like seriously?


Now, let's begin this way. George Crane once said; 'there is no future in any job, the future lies in the person who is doing the job'. Teaching job may seem meagre if the person doing the job doesn't carve a niche for himself or find a way to make it lucrative. To be a successful teacher, you gotta have the requisite qualification, certifications and trainings. Then, you'll understand the tide and trend so as to position yourself properly. Many graduates who venture into teaching do not possess a quarter of these, yet they complain that the venture isn't lucrative. Keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.

'Teaching job is this' 'Teaching job is that'. Please speak for yourself and stop the fallacy of hasty generalization.

PS- I'm a teacher and to the glory of God, I'm doing very well.

ILuvMerije:

Glory to God that you are doing well. Please, kindly share ways by which a teacher can make teaching lucrative, what are the ways? What are those requisite certifications and trainings that you'd advice a teacher to go for?
Thank you in anticipation of your response

zanshi:



Had a friend who use to tell me about Niger state, that if you don't work as a teacher, civil servant or work in a bank there aren't many prospects opportunites.

Munzy14:

As a human, you are facing the usual challenges...Your ability to conquer it,is the big win for you.

Good you are breaking away from the setback of working like elephant and eating peanuts.

Be focused with the barbing skill and make sure you pursue your masters as well.

Achieve the two, and 5yrs after now will be a story you will tell and laugh at the days of serious challenges.

Set targets for yourself..And follow the pattern with all passion and zeal.

Also, check other little things you can do to make cash no matter how small within your environments..Is their something they lack, you can buy from other places and resell, no matter how small the gain u make...Every 10naira counts.

Challenge yourself bro..13k a month is extremely poverty to be honest.

Thank you bro. I will do just as u said.

ravensckar:
**Ways to Make Teaching Lucrative**

1- Requisite Qualification e.g B.ed or even a B.sc. NCE is highly underrated & underpaid. OND & HND won't even be considered at all.

2- Certifications- CAMBRIDGE IGCSE CERTIFICATION, KS 1 or KS 2 Certification, Certificate in Computer Proficiency, EYFS, JOLLY PHONICS, MONTESSORI, etc.

3- Trainings- one must possess basic trainings on some of the following fields; Classroom Management, Outdoor Learning & Transition, 6 Core Skills, Multiple Intelligence, Learning Styles & Challenges, Introduction to Modern Teaching Techniques, Basic Lesson Planning & Lesson Delivery, Basic Trainings in Literacy/Mathematics/Creative Writing/Comprehension.


4- Understanding the trend & Location where teaching is very lucrative e.g Lekki, Magodo, Ikeja, Oregun & perhaps Ketu.

5- Being connected to seasoned teachers is the most important- it makes it easy for you to always get inside information about the schools that are recruiting, their pay structure, what you need to do to get the job and even home lessons.

PS- the place I currently work, it was my former Head of School that linked me up. Most of the home lessons that I do, it's based on referrals. A client recommending me to another or my colleague recommending me to clients. This is the biggest secret of successful teachers.

If you can follow these processes painstakingly, trust me, you'll make it as a teacher...

ravensckar:
**Ways to Make Teaching Lucrative**

1- Requisite Qualification e.g B.ed or even a B.sc. NCE is highly underrated & underpaid. OND & HND won't even be considered at all.

2- Certifications- CAMBRIDGE IGCSE CERTIFICATION, KS 1 or KS 2 Certification, Certificate in Computer Proficiency, EYFS, JOLLY PHONICS, MONTESSORI, etc.

3- Trainings- one must possess basic trainings on some of the following fields; Classroom Management, Outdoor Learning & Transition, 6 Core Skills, Multiple Intelligence, Learning Styles & Challenges, Introduction to Modern Teaching Techniques, Basic Lesson Planning & Lesson Delivery, Basic Trainings in Literacy/Mathematics/Creative Writing/Comprehension.


4- Understanding the trend & Location where teaching is very lucrative e.g Lekki, Magodo, Ikeja, Oregun & perhaps Ketu.

5- Being connected to seasoned teachers is the most important- it makes it easy for you to always get inside information about the schools that are recruiting, their pay structure, what you need to do to get the job and even home lessons.

PS- the place I currently work, it was my former Head of School that linked me up. Most of the home lessons that I do, it's based on referrals. A client recommending me to another or my colleague recommending me to clients. This is the biggest secret of successful teachers.

If you can follow these processes painstakingly, trust me, you'll make it as a teacher...

Timoleon:
He should network with those that are doing it successfully. Don’t be pessimistic all the time.