Mrs Faith Aladegbaye wanted to be a lawyer but ended up working in the banking sector before she went on to set up her own business. This is the interesting story of her foray into business and the products that…
Quadri Salaudeen: A hustling little boy
Quadri Salaudeen is barely out of secondary school but is already trudging the streets of Lagos hawking herbal medicine. So popular are the potions prepared by his father that he often sells everything he takes out. The many ailments he…
Muhammed Idris left Kano for the hustle in Lagos
Muhammed Idris, a security man and petty trader says he has not use for a bank, hence he does not take his money there. There is a reason for this. He who came all the way from Kano for the…
Anas Jibrin: I make N20k a month
Anas Jibrin is a driver who sells ‘pure water’. Like most young people he has dreams and he believes they will one day come true. As a matter of fact, he is working hard to make sure of this. That…
Lagos hustle by Habib Mogaji
Habib Mogaji sells used jerseys. It will amaze you that this is exactly what he has always wanted to do, a trader in used jerseys. What will amaze you even more is the state of his finances and the fact…
Muhammed Abdullahi is in Lagos for the hustle
Muhammed Abdullahi is an imam and a commercial motorcyclist otherwise known as okada. There is much to glean from talking to him. For instance, he has no interest in opening a bank account. Find out why and a lot else…
Abdulateef Oyesiji’s Lagos hustle
Abdulateef Oyesiji’s work is cut out for him. Not only did he begin what he does at the tender age of eight, the vehicle spray painter is crazy about what he does. What he makes will surprise you. Find out…
Abdullahi Aliu’s hustle in Lagos
Abdullahi Aliu banks with FirstBank and makes between N2000 and N2500 on a weekly basis. But is this amount enough for him to take care of his family? His response will shock you. What does he do exactly to fetch…
Lagos hustle by Tunde Shodimu
Tunde Shodimu, a panel beater finished elementary school but it soon dawned on him that to survive in the world, he needed to learn a vocation having no one to help him further his education. It is perhaps one of…
A glimpse into Azeez Ogundeyinde’s Lagos hustle
Azeez Ogundeyinde wanted to become a soldier while he was growing up. Thrilled by the men in uniform, he wanted more than anything in the world to join their ranks. But there was a problem, his parents could not afford…