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We take a look at the hottest Nigerian songs in the month of January , 2022.

1. Fireboy ft Ed Sheeran – Peru Remix

Fireboy enjoyed massive success in 2021 with the release of the Shizzi produced Afropop tune “ Peru “ . Reminiscent of Wande Coal vocals and Adlibs , the song warmed the hearts of millions of Nigerians across the world , blasting up speakers from Lagos , to Accra and definitely “ San Franscisco “ in America too .

Despite calls from various quarters to feature Buju or Wande Coal on the remix , Fireboy made the rewarding decision to feature DSPs Loverboy and British Superstar EdSheeran on the official remix of the single .

The remix pushed Peru to greater heights , achieving 5 million streams in a week and 10 million YouTube views within the same time frame . The song is already certified silver in the UK , got co signs from the country “ Peru “ and is favored by critics to make the Billboard Hot 100. Peru is also the first song by a Nigerian artiste to reach no 2 on the UK charts .

2. Skibii ft Davido – Baddest Boy Remix

The More Grace act also known as Mayana has produced hits such as “ Sensima” , “Big Engine” , “ Are you There” and “Dats how Star Do “. His EP “ God is bigger Than Man “ with features from DejLoaf and Zlatan was released in late 2021 .

The remix of one of the singles off the EP “ Baddest Boy” with Davido is one of the hottest new tracks of 2022. The video of the song has amassed over a million views on YouTube , reached number one on Nigeria’s Apple Music Chart and is enjoying massive airplays across the country .

3. Portable ft Pocolee and Olamide – Za zoo


Released in December 2021, Zazoo is on its way to become one of the biggest Nigerian street pop songs this decade . The song materialized after Instagram user@Donbluu reposted a freestyle video of Street Artiste , Portable. Portable thereafter linked up with Street Dancer and Hypeman , Pocolee and talented Rapper Olamide to deliver the monster jam “ Zazoo”.

The – Prime produced joint is a slang coined by Portable to connote “it has happened “ . The official video of the song is directed by Prolific director, TG Omori and has garnered over a million views on YouTube . The song has also gotten co signs from Davido , Wizkid , Tiwa Savage and other A list stars .

4. Adekunle Gold- Mercy


Following the success of his single “ High” featuring DMW helmsman , David Adeleke aka Davido , Adekunle Gold announced the release of his Fourth studio album titled “ Catch me If You Can “ . The album which boasts of features with stefflon don , Ty dolla sign , Davido among others is preceded with the release of the single “ Mercy “

Mercy is a feel good track which interpolates the 90s classic single “ Denge Pose “ by Baba Fryo . Mercy is produced by Blaise beats and is housed on AG Baby highly anticipated “ Catch me If You Can Album

5. Fave – Obsessed


Rising star, FAVE renowned for the hit singles “ Baby Riddim” “ Beautifully “ and “NBU” released her debut EP “ Obsessed “ on the 22nd of the January , 2022 . The EP released under MR Eazi led “ Empawa Music Group” has so far garnered positive reviews from music lovers and critics across Nigeria peaking at no 1 on Nigeria’s Apple Music Chart . Obsessed is one of the stand out tracks from the project and is fast gaining momentum .

Source : https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2022/01/31/top-five-nigerian-songs-in-january-2022/

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2021 witnessed some of the most impactful singles ever released from Contemporary Nigerian artistes. It was the year, Chukwuka Ekweani aka Ckay had a miraculous turnaround in his career courtesy of his 2019 single “ Love Nwantiti” which took the world by storm and became a global sensation worldwide.


2021 was also the year Wizkid’s “Essence” featuring Tems off the Critically acclaimed “Made in Lagos” album made its mark internationally .

These two singles have made massive exploits globally, racking numerous awards and certifications along the line .


LOVE NWANTITI BY CKAY

Love Nwantiti is a song released by Nigerian singer/producer and creator of the “ Emo- afrobeats” genre, Ckay. The song was released as a track off his Ckay’s The First Ep in 2019. The remix of the song with Joeboy and Kuami Eugene also achieved commercial success with over 50 million audio streams and 150 million youtube views .


However , it wasn’t until 2021 that the single achieved widespread international success. The song charted across Europe, Australia,Latin America and New Zealand, reaching number one in India, France, Portugal. Switzerland ,Netherlands and Norway.

The song has been certified platinum in France , Canada,Italy, New Zealand, Portugal , Australia and certified Gold in the United States. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number one on the Uk indies Single Chart.

It also peaked at No 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and appeared on the Canadian Hot 100 Chart .


A video for the North African remix featuring ElGrande Toto was released on November 4, 2021. It was shot in Lagos and was directed by TG Omori,. The video currently has over 60 million views on YouTube.


As of December 2021, “Love Nwantiti” is the most certified Afrobeats song and has generated over 15 billion streams on TikTok with many variations and covers worldwide .

ESSENCE


“I feel it coming , Time is of the essence”. These are the lines from one of the most Successful Afrobeats songs ever released and a familiar tune you will most definitely come across if you listen to your radios , go to shows or quite active on social media platforms in 2021 . The song is titled ESSENCE and is originally performed by ( Ayodeji Balogun) aka Wizkid and (Temilade Openiyi ) aka Tems.

Ayodeji balogun popularly known as Wizkid dropped his fourth studio album titled “Made in Lagos” on the 30th of October , 2020. Essence featuring Tems is the eleventh track on the album with production credits to London based producer , P2J and assistance from Wizkid allies , Legendary Beats . The Song sees Wizkid and Tems converse on the romantic theme of love and attention as Tems sings passionately that her lovers needs no other body asides herself. and Wizkid complements the chemistry with enough sexual innuendos .

The track is one of the stand out tracks from Wizkid’s Made in Lagos Album generating positive reviews from fans and critics alike. It was however the release of the Director K directed music video for the track in early 2021 that sparked fresh global interest in the song . The video has amassed over 60 million views on YouTube .

The song was included in Spotify Song of the Summer playlist in June 2021 and in Barack Obama’s 2020 playlist of his favorite songs. The song has been the face of Apple Music Today’s hits and On repeat , Youtube Afrobeats now, Audiomack Trending and other numerous playlists on a wide range of music streaming platforms across the globe .

The song has gotten co signs from Top celebrities across the world including but not limited to jhene Aiko., Saweetie, Kevin Hart, Ciara , 6lack, Wale, Kylie Jenner , Jesse lingard. Kidathegreat, Karreueche, Diddy, Don toliver, Young Paris , Big Sean, Snoop Dogg , Lot of NBA stars , Media houses , Award shows and many more respected voices and organizations in the global entertainment industry.


On July 12, 2021, ‘Essence’ became the first ever Nigerian song to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart debuting at number 82 on the chart and peaked at no 9 on the chart . Essence has also peaked at no 8 on the United States Apple Music Top Ten Charts . The track has over 30 million streams on Spotify and has amassed over 15 million streams on Apple Music .


Many listeners and critics have tagged Essence the song of the summer and have hinted that the song should win its categories at the Grammy 2022 for the Best Global music performance of the year .

The remix with Justin Bieber had also help the song attain crazy heights in the market and is certified platinum in the United States of America . Essence is now double platinum in the United States of America .

Which of these songs do you think is the best and the most successful Nigerian single internationally .

Source : https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2022/01/20/love-nwantiti-or-essence-global-afrobeats-single-of-2021/

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It is factual to state that a lot of albums did not drop in 2021 . The Roaster of Albums to drop in 2022 and the calibre of Artistes dropping same however seem quite Impressive . We examine the most anticipated Nigerian exams of 2022.

1. Adekunle Gold – Adekunle Gold now popularly known as AG baby has hinted that his fourth studio album “ Catch Me if You Can “ will drop in February , 2022.

The Singer who rebranded from his folklore/ballad music style into mainstream Afropop with the release of his 2019 single “ Kelegbe Megbe” has enjoyed massive success since the transition . His third album “ Afropop” was a massive commercial success and “ High “ feat Davido is one of his most successful singles ever, topping charts in Nigeria and other African countries.

One of the singles of the Album “ mercy “ is set to drop in January ,2022.


2. Wizkid : Ayo Balogun aka Wizkid has enjoyed unprecedented success in 2020 and 2021 courtesy of his highly successful “ Made in Lagos “ album . The Album produced hit singles like Ginger feat Burna Boy, No stress ,Mood feat Buju, Anoti and the revolutionary “ Essence” feat Tems.

Made in Lagos is regarded as a classic by many music lovers and critics with Essence peaking at no 9 on billboard hot 100 and getting a Grammy nomination .

Wizkid announced that in November 2021 his next project will be titled “ More love less Ego “ and possible features include Wande Coal , Bella Shmurda, Buju and other international acts . The project is Likely to drop Before March , 2022.


3. Fireboy : “ Mi o kin Fagbo, but am on molly, My Third Album is Loading”. These lines are from Fireboy’s monster hit single “ Peru” released in 2021 . Fireboy’s First Project “ Laughters Tears and GooseBumps” and his second project “ Apollo” have been certified by music lovers and critics as classics . Fireboy’s Talent has never been in question and with a presumed line up of Wizkid , Wande Coal, Olamide , Ed Sheeran , his next project is projected to be his best yet .

The album powered by YBNL and Empire is expected to drop in 2021.



4. Burna Boy – African Giant announced that his next album tentatively titled “ Outsider “ will drop in 2022 . The album which will be a follow up to the Grammy award winning “ Twice as Tall” album is projected to have features with Wizkid , Wande Coal and other prominent international acts .

The album will be released under Spaceship/Atlantic Records partnership.


5. Wande Coal : Following A deal with Empire , A monster hit single “ Again” and a rumored collaboration with American Singer Tpain, Talented Nigerian Singer Wande Coal is set to release his third studio album in his 15 year career span during the course of 2022 music calendar .


6. Rema : Divine Ikubor aka Rema is one of the big stars from foremost Nigerian label , Mavins Records . The talented artiste has managed to remain on top of his game despite his lack of a debut album . Rema who was introduced into Mainstream Nigerian music scene in 2018 with his Iron man Ep birthing hits like “ Corny” and “Dumebi” has hinted that his 2022 album will change the game . The talented act has called his genre of music “Afrorave” and expected features on the album tentatively titled “ Rave and Roses “ include Willow smith , 6lack , Donjazzy, Dprince , Ruger and many more .


7. Santi – Rapid fire Crooner , Santi announced that his sophomore album “ Subaru Boys “ will drop in 2021. However in an Instagram post , he apologized for the delay and assured fans that the album will drop soon as management wanted to ensure everything is in place . The album did not drop in 2021 and is expected to drop in 2022 with Amaarae , koffee and Madison2500 features .



8. Fave – Following her twitter fame and the release of hit singles like Dead Ass Love , Nobody But You and Beautifully , Fave started gaining a cult following and landed two features “ Want “ and “ Ponpon “on veteran Rapper Olamide’s 2020 album “ UY SCUTI “. She also inked a deal with Empawa owned by Mr Eazi and are recent single “ Baby Riddim “ is doing massive numbers and airplays. Her debut album is expected to drop in 2022.


9. Naira Marley – Street Music Crooner and the Marlian boss , Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley announced in 2021 that his debut album will drop same year. However due to management issues , the album couldn’t drop at the time . The “ Soapy “ Crooner has however promised fans that the album will drop in 2022 as he released the first single off the project titled “ First Time in America “. The project is set to feature label mates mohbad , Lyta, Fabianblu, Zinoleesky and cblack .


10. Runtown : Mad over You Crooner , Runtown has been off the mainstream Nigerian music scene for a while . The Artiste last released major single remains “ What happens in lagos “ in late 2020. His sophomore album “ SIGNS “ is expected to drop in year 2022 .


11. Chike – Following a successful debut album entitled “ Boo of the Booless ”. Chike warmed his way into the hearts of millions of Nigerian music lovers . His single “ Running to You “ feat Simi is one of the biggest songs of 2021. Chike sophomore album “ Brother’s Keeper “ is expected to drop in January , 2022.


Which albums do you think we missed ?

Source : https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2022/01/07/top-anticipated-nigerian-albums-of-2022/

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The Business of Entertainment is a big business in Nigeria , Africa and the whole world at large. It is inseparable from the daily life and custom of millions of people across the Globe.

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The Year 2021 is one of the most fulfilling years for Afrobeats and The Nigerian Music industry in General . A lot of happenings occurred during the course of the year but here are the top twelve major topics that were recurrent and generated the most reactions and commentary in the Nigerian music industry among music listeners and critics in Nigeria and across Africa as a whole .

1. Burna Boy Grammy– Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Award Category with his Fifth studio album “ Twice as Tall” at the 63rd Grammy awards ceremony that took place in Los Angeles on the 14th of March, 2020.

He won the category with his critically acclaimed fifth album “ Twice as Tall” boasting of hit songs like “ Onyeka” , 23, Real Life , Bebo and Alarm . The album features Stormzy Naughty by Nature , Sauti Sol , Chris Martin and Youssouf N’Dour and production credits to Timbaland , Diddy , P2J, Leriq, Telz and others

. Burna Boy became the first contemporary Nigeria artiste to clinch the coveted award which is regarded as the highest honors in Contemporary music .

The award was very special to Burna Boy and Nigerians because the previous year , burna boy did not win the Grammy award for “Africa Giant”, his 2020 album which was nominated for Best World music album. He lost to Angelique kidjo” Celia”.

The Grammy award caused an uproar on twitter and trended for days on social media platforms . Burna Boy while giving his acceptance speech encouraged youths to go for their dreams and let nothing stop them .

2. Wizkid at the 02- Wizkid sold out his 02 arena shows in seconds and had to make provisions for three different nights. The ticket sales were record breaking , selling out in seconds and landed Wizkid in the list of 7 musicians to ever to sell out 02 tickets within 15 minutes .


The show itself was glamorous and featured performances from Skepta, Chris brown, Maleek Berry , Lojay, Ckay, Bella Shmurda, Blaqbonez , Tems among others . Fans and critics rated the show highly and it reportedly earned wizkid over 2.5 million dollars .

3. Davido 250 million Naira donation– Starting out as a joke, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido asked a couple of friends and industry colleagues to donate monetary gifts to him in conformity with his “ we rise by lifting others mantra “. The money was to serve as contributions towards his 29th birthday celebration on Nov 21, 2021.

He pegged the minimum amount to be sent into his account at One million Naira per donation. Within minutes , money started flowing into his newly created Wema Bank Account. By 24 hours , he had gotten over 100 million naira from the donations, sending the internet into a crazy frenzy .

Patoranking , Fireboy, Ckay, Tiwa Savage, Peruzzi and many more Nigerian celebrities and well wishers all sent the 1 million requested . Davido was able to raise 200 million and personally added 50 million of his own money .

The funds have been earmarked for distribution into orphanages presently and the procedures are being finalized . The act also landed Davido a Wema Bank Alat Deal reportedly worth millions of naira

4. Psquare Reunion : Peter and Paul Okoye popularly known as Psquare decided to bury the hatchet and return together as the musical duo “ Psquare “ after 5 years of solo careers . The five years period they were separated witnessed the release of “The Prodigal “ album by Peter featuring singles like follow my lead ft Wande coal, I love you ft simi , Teni and Tamar Braxton and Paloma ft singah.

His brother , Paul Okoye also released his debut solo album titled “ Rudykillus “ featuring singles like “ Ayoyo” , Woman , Audio money and Reason with me .


The okoye brothers fell out in 2017 over allegations of mismanagement from their elder brother , Jude Okoye and other allegations.


The brothers finally reconciled in November 2021 and did a reunion concert with massive turn out on the 25th of December,2021.

5. Tiwa Savage: Tiwa Savage is the Nigerian female artiste of the year 2021. The accomplished singer dropped the “ Water and Garri” Ep in 2021 birthing the acclaimed hit single “ Somebody Son” with Brandy as well as singles with Amaarae and Nas . She was a trending topic day in day out and featured prominently on the news as a result of her brawl with fellow singer Seyi Shay, Alleged pregnancy for Davido’s Friend ObamaDMW and her leaked Sex tape which trended for days .

She also reconciled on several occasions with Her son ‘s father , Tunji balogun as well as the decline in her relationship with erstwhile bestie , Wizkid .

The artiste has however continued to drop exciting songs and hosted a well attended Lagos concert in December 2021.

6. Buju : Perphaps the Biggest New Comer in 2021 , Buju is one of the biggest and most controversial Nigerian artiste in 2021. From dishing out various hot takes in 2021 , to his fall out with Burna boy, previous tweets of him criticizing artistes and earning three number one singles this year , Buju was definitely a recurrent topic in 2021.

In terms of music output , he had a fantastic year as He jumped on songs with Wizkid , Timaya , 2face , Ladipoe, Zlatan, Savage , Caveman, Asa and a host of other artistes including international producer Jae5. His headline conncert had wiz and burna boy in attendance and his debut project “ sorry I am late “ is doing well commercially with singles like Okechukwu with cavemen and kilometer doing massive numbers already .

7. Ckay Tiktok Sensation – 2 years after, a single from Ckay’s Sophomore Ep, Ckay The First entitled “ Love Nwantiti “ took over the world with a storm. A remix had earlier been released with joeboy and Kuami Eugene from Ghana and was a modest success on the continent .It was however untill a certain Dj yo and axel did a remix of the song that it truly went viral worldwide .

The Elgrande Toto North African remix also went massively viral .

Love Nwantiti became a global tiktok sensation earning millions of views and the videos for the remix with Elgrande Toto and that of joeboy and Kuami Eugene have amassed over 250 mllion views on YouTube

The song is now the most streamed African song on Spotify and the most certified Afrobeats song in history . It is also the second Nigerian song to debut at billboard Top 100 debuting at no 39.

8. Essence wave: Wizkid Essence was one of the singles off the critically acclaimed album” Made in Lagos “ released in October 2020. The romantic and feel good track features sultry Nigerian Singer , Tems and boasts of production from legendary beats and P2J.

The song took off in 2021 and spread rapidly across Africa and into the United States . Essence has amassed over 20 million streams on Apple Music , over 30 million YouTube views , Made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at no 9 and has been nominated for the Grammys .

Global pop star , Justin Bieber jumped on the official remix of the song and made a video for same . The song has been appraised by Critics as one of the biggest African songs ever and a breakthrough single for the Africa to the World campaign .

Essence was the subject of numerous covers all over the world and was a social media Favourite with co signs from stars like Kevin hart , Drake , Justin Bieber, Kim kardashian , Kylie Jenner , Saweetie, Rihanna and many more .

9 Bloody Samaritan Challenge– Perhaps the biggest Challenge in the Nigerian music industry in 2021 , the bloody Samaritan challenge took over every nook and cranny of the country . It revolutionized and revitalize the Gen Z community in Nigeria and remains Ayrastar biggest single generating million of streams and YouTube views across the globe.

It also consistutes one of the most googled songs in 2021. The young , the old , companies , businesses and many more all partook in the challenge .

10. HypeMen – Hypemen were one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Nigerian music industry this year . From Toby Shang “ Who the F are you , Goya Amenor “Amapiano hype ( You want to Bam Bam) ” , Poco Lee Zazu Zeh and Emmy Black “ Small Yansh dey shake , Wife material etc ., it is evident 2021 is a year Nigerian Hype-men will never forget.

The first major break for Hypeman this year started with viral success of the single “Shedi balala“ by Hypeman Bobby Banks. The song has generated over 300 thousand downloads on streaming platform, Audiomack and has spawned many covers and dj mixes.

Another Hypeman with the stage name Tobyshang took over social media platforms and Tiktok with the slang and hype “who da fxxx are you“? The short hype which emanated from the DJKaywise Jor Oh Show goes thus “who da fxxx are you, you don’t know Kaywise. Who da fuxx are you, you don’t know Toby Shang“(repeats). The short track was number one on Tiktok trending at a point. Hypeman tobyshang is also renowned for “Shey e dey shake“ and “Palliative“ hype video and became Naira Marley official Hypeman same period

. Pocolee is another renowned Hypeman that also trended with his hype slang for Wizkid in a lagos club. In the viral video, Poco Lee can be seen hailing Wizkid and singing “Comot Body Jor“. The “comot body jor” hype went viral afterwards and also trended on social media platforms, becoming a major track for utilization by dancers and tiktokers in 2021.

Perhaps the most popular new comer and Hypeman this year is the Delta based Hypeman, Emmy Black that has formulated the trending slangs, “5 bottles of Hennessy vSop”, “Normally e be wife material“, “small yansh dey shake“, and many more. Emmy Black’s hype tracks have amassed over a million downloads on audiomack and have made their ways to various celebrities and dancers profile on Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook

11) Peru – After the massive success of his sophomore album “ Apollo “ released in 2020, Fireboy decided to take a break from releasing music . Thanks to his YBNL label boss , Olamide, his single with Former DMW producer Shizzi was released in 2021. The track titled “ Peru” with lyrics and delivery similar to the Wande coal of Mo hits days became an instant hit with several comparisons and claim that the song belonged to Wande coal .

Drawing inspiration from Peruzzi And of course Wande coal , Fireboy sings harmoniously about “ Jamming “ and “ enjoying life “ . Peru became one of the biggest hits of the year , .

The covers of the songs by Buju and Tolibian were also smash hits . The remix of the song featuring Ed Sheeran has amassed over 10 million views on YouTube within one week and over a million streams across all platforms within same time frame .

12. Shatta Wale : Ghanaian Artiste , Shatta Wale during his concert in Ghana which was held in December 2021 called out Nigerian artistes for not supporting Ghana Music and Ghanaian Artistes.

The Self acclaimed Dance Hall King criticized Nigerian artistes heavily calling them “ One style “ Artistes . He also went on a long twitter rant shooting shots at Nigerian artistes , the Nigerian music industry and Nigerians as a whole .

The Outburst generated heated reactions and think pieces with notable reactions from Stonebwoy, Burna Boy , Wizkid and Ycee .


Special Recognition

The Death of Legend , Sound Sultan is a topic that will forever remain fresh in our hearts . The veteran singer died in 2021 after a brief illness . The singer is known for hit singles like “ Bodmas @ oko won Lo de , Natural something , Orobo, Calabar Girl , kokose , Ole among others .


Which Hot Topic in the Nigerian Music Industry 2021 do you think we missed?

Source : https://olaoluwaidowu.org/blog/2022/01/01/the-twelve-biggest-topics-in-the-nigerian-music-industry-2021/

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Can we talk on this please ?

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The writer, Iamsynord is an entertainment lawyer in Nigeria helping and educating creatives, record labels, DSPs, entertainment brands and entertainment business enthusiasts to monetize their craft and achieve financial independence .

He is also an expert in digital marketing and experienced freelance writer and copywriter

. To contact for entertainment law ( trademark , copyright , contracts , litigation, Advisory etc) services in Nigeria or Copywriting Gigs

Email - olaoluwaidowu@gmail.com


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I will love to wish everyone a happy new year . Surviving 2021 is indeed worth celebrating but what is your plan and goal for 2022.

I can assure you it is not enough to pray , make resolutions and declarations . You must also be prepared to Work seriously towards your goals .

A lot of people are dependent on white collar jobs solely and forget that the Nigerian economy is not favourable to the Average citizen .



Everyday taxes , increase in commodity price , lack of infrastructure and enabling business environment for business and startups etc . It is almost like Nigeria Is set up to frustrate you .

I earn 6 figures a month as a lawyer with a start up firm but it’s still really never enough . If not for my affiliate and digital marketing skills , only God know where I for day . Maybe I for don day do yahoo yahoo now .


Programming , Data science and Digital marketing are very reliable alternative source of income or business anyone can venture into and be rest assured of steady significant income in Nigeria . If you are interested you can check the link in my signature .


Feel free to also read more on this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/6289756/experience-making-income-through-digital

My phone contact (09049483747) for further clarifications or directions .

Also make sure you Read and follow the blog : www.olaoluwaidowu.org to get all the latest o digital marketing and opportunities to grow financially in 2021

May we all a financially rewarding 2022 but the power to achieve a financially stable and flourishing 2022 is in your hands .

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In this thread , we are seeking to know what type of business and investment should a person who wants to be financially independent go for in 2022 ? A legal one that is acceptable to our rules and regulations .

If you have a business idea , you can share and seek opinions or even get someone that is ready to partner with you . You can never say .

Wishing all Nairalanders a prosperous new year in advance

Rapmoney:
I have a friend who is not a member of this forum. He's been seeking advice from circle of friends as to which business to invest in as a new year is about to start. His budget is 600k. Below are the choices:

1. Music production studio
2. Autorevamp shop (panel beating and spraying)
3. Driving school
4. Pig farming


He has skill in the first and second businesses above. Which do you think would be more lucrative and fulfilling?

Thanks as we expect good advice from brothers and sisters here.

Pls mods, help move to front page.

Music production studio . I can assist with all the legal needs

Cc lalasticlala.

God have mercy

threegees:
I just wish I can get 3000 naira to solve a pressing issue.

Send account , let be contribute my one cent .

Cc lalasticlala