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sun123:
please, I'm interested, how do start? .secondly how do one secure job after learning to drive

ps: i have over 6yrs experience, driving small cars
and a valid driving licence. I'm a graduate

you go still need to learn how to drive truck because big difference dey between both of them.

Incognito403:
Lemme advise you. The fact is that all those things they thought us in school are not really relevant in the real world. They're useful but they're too low for what the modern skill market needs. If you want to get a good pay you'll have to reeducate yourself by taking courses online and watching youtube videos.

Do you have a laptop?

If yes, then I think you should quite that 15k job. It might be tough but I believe it's the right thing to do. There'll be tough times that might make you regret leaving your 15k job but try to focus on where you're going.

Find time to learn WordPress and/or graphics design. If you're smart you should be up and running with WordPress in one month of intensive study.

Next, jump to facebook and create a business page. Same on twitter.

Next, offer to design websites for businesses for free but they'll pay for their domain name and hosting. These are the ones you'll use as portfolio and sample.

Next, start advertising aggressively on twitter and facebook that you'll help people design a website for 5k. Finding one client a week is possible. You may need to visit hubspot to learn about digital marketing tricks and tips.

The above is just to give you a quick side hustle to get some money. It's not really enough to build a future on. But the small money you're getting from it should help you stay away from teaching jobs.

Next, you should learn a sustainable skill like copywriting, data science, web programming. There's money in these skills. It might take some time before you land your first job but once you do. Your life will turn around drastically. I won't say much.

Pro tip: once you learn these things, make sure you build a brand of your own; business name, website, facebook page etc.

Now, you might ask:
1 - how do I get a laptop?
2 - how do I get money to sustain myself for my first few months of learning?

Go and borrow money from your family and friends. I'm sure you'll have secondary and university mates that have become quite comfortable. Talk to them and see if they can be borrowing you 20k per month for the next three months (15k for food and 5k for data).

By this time next year, by the grace of God, you'll have paid those debts and be living decently to say the least.

I like your comment here. I saw the advice you gave him and I'm interested. Can you put me through?

Exciting:
It is crazy really. I am an NCE holder and I earn same amount.. I cry myself to sleep almost everyday. I wonder how long I'll be able to save up to invest in my hair business..

Feeding alone consumes the salary

where do you base? Mind if we talk?

sapphiere:
My cream alone is 55k and it doesn't last beyond 33days. Get a skill or go into business.

55k cream!! it is well.

Veezy4u:
where do you base? Mind if we talk?

Jos

CalebLebsco56:
Jos

I actually didn't quote you sha but since I did, well coincidentally, I also base in Jos. Which side are you

sapphiere:
My cream alone is 55k and it doesn't last beyond 33days. Get a skill or go into business.

Na so

Pious101:
bro learn freelancing...u can earn more than 100k in a month as writer

not d one u sent this to but I opened a fiverr account and it was tough starting cos as a beginner, Cos I don't know what tools are best n it was intimidating. Could you help?

CalebLebsco56:
I am an oriented graduate and I work with a private school, teaching and being paid 15k sometimes Iook at myself and kept pondering, but its not my fault because I have been scouting for job....

Who Else is in this Category

How are you Coping, despite the Harsh Economy?

I'd rather go to the village and farm bro.

keep doing that work bro until you can save enough to start a business. don't listen to these hypocrites that tell you to quit that job. they won't help you with a better job either.

In Nigeria, it is hard.. God help us

certifiedvik:
Una no sabi hustle,, with my o level am earning 25k

sir your comment doesn't help their cause. Can you profer solutions or recommendations?

Zealoy:
Move to Lagos man! even sales girls earn double of that ur salary

true buh cost of living is on the high side

Veezy4u:
true buh cost of living is on the high side

yeah u are right, I pay #800k for shop rent and #500k for huz rent annuary it's crazy men

[quote author=Veezy4u post=99631162]where do you base? Mind if we talk?

I stay at Agbara, Lagos state. I don't mind

IQUIT:
you go still need to learn how to drive truck because big difference dey between both of them.

where do i start?

Zealoy:
yeah u are right, I pay #800k for shop rent and #500k for huz rent annuary it's crazy men

i pay 1 billion to rent brain so that i will not come here and chase u and that girl wey dey buy 55million naira cream.
If not for renting this brain, I for b big boy.

ublight:
i pay 1 billion to rent brain so that i will not come here and chase u and that girl wey dey buy 55million naira cream.
If not for renting this brain, I for b big boy.

what is this one saying?

Nigeria My Nigeria

slawormiir:
Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright....I know alot of you all motivational speaker....will be saying do not despise the days of your little beginning.....
Bros Ogbeni...nor mind them ...despise this one make you run o...before you know it now you go come dey comfortable with the 15000...then amaka go come join you go rent low budget face me I slap you kind of house...she go begin get pregnant...born pikin full every where..una poverty go come tie wrapper and gele
According to one nairalander ....omovuduTheBeast

Dey do am till better job come, dey do am till better job come, na so bros ororo take turn 48 years for inside 15,000 job

Sense dey this comment. unlike the others

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Oyerinde16:
Let me give you a brotherly advice, and I hope you work on it...

First of all I counsel people and I have done that on nairaland for a while... I have met great and good guys...

I dropped a story about my experience teaching in two schools as a corper and would not mind partnering with schools in abuja, but some accused me of looking for teaching job... Never ever mind what people say...

Back to the matter...

As a graduate, teaching and earning 15k, e no bad... But once you have a good (android) phone, go to any car stand of your choice around your area... Listen well, any good car stand and ask to see the manager... Tell him you want to help him market his cars and get good buyers... 90% of car stand managers will sign u on... Tel him you will be paid a small commission after sales...

Pick up your phone, snap as many cars as your phone memory can take, open a dedicated twitter ac, IG ac, Facebook ac, WhatsApp ac, ac etc... Take out time to post this cars, make sure you have the actual prices of this cars... You can add as much as #250k on it... Bring down the negotiations to as low as making #50k if need be just so I can sell. Set your monthly target... I assure you, if you get I client in a month, u make around #100,000k once you start growing, you can get as much as 5-10 client from all over the country and that hits you over #1m for just helping others sell their cars, Note all you invested was your time, energy, phone and data... No big financial capital...

Do not restrict yourself to cars, go for industrial machines as well, caterpillars, mikano gens, any thing, then you look for those big companies that need them and try to call their attention to it or market it to them... You may not sell in 3 months but when you manage to get a client to buy just 1 caterpillars, my brother you will instantly forget that u suffered before...

A friend of mine was marketing a silo for a local wielder, he received a call all the way from kebbi state, the purchase was made in Ilorin, he made #1.8 mil from buyers and #400k from seller... He still got a referral from that deal. Wake up bro...

Within a month or two, come and pay (tite).

I drive uber/bolt in abuja, market cars, sell commodities such as beans, maize, wheat, ginger,onions, name it... In bags and tonnes
And I make nothing less than half a mil monthly...

this is good I love it

May God have mercy on us Nigerians. things is not really easy in this country.

YourBestWriter:
keep doing that work bro until you can save enough to start a business. don't listen to these hypocrites that tell you to quit that job. they won't help you with a better job either.

. there's no way she can save from that stipend she is collecting. for how many years will she save to start a business in this Nigeria?

I worked in a mushroom school collecting 13k for 2years, suddenly the salary wasn't regular again. I just resigned jeje at the end of last term.

shegzydave:
I can't but appreciate God
I was once in this mess after my Nysc my is even 10k as a university graduate
But God sender helpers to me, who Gave me money to start a computer business center business, today at the end of the month i am able to save at least 30k,because no day I dont sell at least 1500 lowest ooo
I thank God for everything

b
bro please i have sent you a mail..please reply, i need your help and experience.. about to start the computer business center..

Incognito403:
Lemme advise you. The fact is that all those things they thought us in school are not really relevant in the real world. They're useful but they're too low for what the modern skill market needs. If you want to get a good pay you'll have to reeducate yourself by taking courses online and watching youtube videos.

Do you have a laptop?

If yes, then I think you should quite that 15k job. It might be tough but I believe it's the right thing to do. There'll be tough times that might make you regret leaving your 15k job but try to focus on where you're going.

Find time to learn WordPress and/or graphics design. If you're smart you should be up and running with WordPress in one month of intensive study.

Next, jump to facebook and create a business page. Same on twitter.

Next, offer to design websites for businesses for free but they'll pay for their domain name and hosting. These are the ones you'll use as portfolio and sample.

Next, start advertising aggressively on twitter and facebook that you'll help people design a website for 5k. Finding one client a week is possible. You may need to visit hubspot to learn about digital marketing tricks and tips.

The above is just to give you a quick side hustle to get some money. It's not really enough to build a future on. But the small money you're getting from it should help you stay away from teaching jobs.

Next, you should learn a sustainable skill like copywriting, data science, web programming. There's money in these skills. It might take some time before you land your first job but once you do. Your life will turn around drastically. I won't say much.

Pro tip: once you learn these things, make sure you build a brand of your own; business name, website, facebook page etc.

Now, you might ask:
1 - how do I get a laptop?
2 - how do I get money to sustain myself for my first few months of learning?

Go and borrow money from your family and friends. I'm sure you'll have secondary and university mates that have become quite comfortable. Talk to them and see if they can be borrowing you 20k per month for the next three months (15k for food and 5k for data).

By this time next year, by the grace of God, you'll have paid those debts and be living decently to say the least.

Boss can some one learn data science online without physical lecture

olumbest:
It's really frustrating. Yet it's difficult leaving because you won't be able to save.
Solicit for help so you can learn a skill. Seek connections if you can.

I was in same shoes, though 30k. Was always annoyed with myself so I left. Learnt data science and machine learning.

Job hunting right now. It's also challenging at the moment because I'm broke. That's something most of us see. But the skill and the mindset of the present gives me courage and opened me up to so many opportunities.

I would say to you: be ready to be uncomfortable, skill up, and very likely, relocate.

In the end, you'll be fine.

Was it online u learnt it

shegzy0514:
Boss can some one learn data science online without physical lecture

Yes. In fact, as far Nigeria is concerned, online is the best source.

Just try to find a good course; free or paid. There's a data science course on EDX by UC San Diego. You can take the course for free but your assignments will not be graded. Alternatively, you can apply for scholarship. If granted you'll only pay a token (I think around 5k).

Hassanmaye:
Like what skill sir

there are hundreds of skill to pick nd learn.. it's just abt determination.

Incognito403:
Yes. In fact, as far Nigeria is concerned, online is the best source.

Just try to find a good course; free or paid. There's a data science course on EDX by UC San Diego. You can take the course for free but your assignments will not be graded. Alternatively, you can apply for scholarship. If granted you'll only pay a token (I think around 5k).

Thank u very much