Nigeria the most populous African nation, is a land riddled with viable business opportunities.. In this post I will be presenting 150 business opportunities which

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Catering/Food

1. Soup Delivery
2. Food-on-Demand
3. Cake Baking
4. Plantain chips
5. Small chops
6. Small Chops-on-demand
7. Catering Services

Recycling

8. Batteries
   The common lead acid battery is a mostly discarded item among car owners that has good recycling value with one unit going for as high as $10(N4000). This
9. Metal scrap
   Metal is an element that almost never dies and most of them around us are increasingly more valuable as the new policies around environmental sustainability are encouraging most manufacturers t favour recycling over mining raw materials.
10. Plastic
    The world wants to eradicate plastic by 2030. This mission is featured in most of the development goals, MDGs, SDGs etc. This can be keyed into and turned into a viable business opportunity

Farming/Agriculture

I have decided to list out even the different opportunities in Farming because they represent wonderful stand-alone opportunities that should not be overlooked as farming in general-

11. Livestock feed production
12. Livestock Farming
13. Poultry Farming
14. Snail Farming
15. Goat Farming
    Goat farming
16. Pig Farming
17. Fish Farming
18. Rice Farming
    A whole new vista here
19. Maize Farming
    With the ban on the importation of corn, the price of corn is fairly stable. Short 3 months quick cash- forgive me for referring to farming as quick cash
20. Vegetable Farming
    This is probably the most lucrative of all types of farming by time duration, vegetable like spinach and Amaranthus species are due for harvesting within 21 days and have a lifecycle of about 2 months if harvested every 5 days. If gotten right this represents a steady stream of very multipliable income.
21. Cassava Farming
    For the first time in many years, 2020 is the year Garri(cassava flakes) nears $1 per congo(N400)
22. Palm tree
    Sweet sweet palm tree
23. Cocoa
24. Pet Breeding
25. Groundnut farming

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Education

26. Online tutoring
    Develop your own website or use platforms such as Udemy to create courses around topics you have gained mastery in and begin to sell to people
27. Schools
28. E-book Publishing
29. Tutorial Centres
30. Daycare
31. Stationery
32. Laboratory equipment
33. Diagnostic centers

Service Business

34. Food delivery
35. Mobile phone repair
36. Car wash
37. Event rentals
38. Car rentals
39. Driving
    1. Uber
    2. Taxify
40. Driving School
41. Barber Shop
42. Salon/Hair Stylist
43. Makeover shop
44. POS agents(Last-Mile Financial Services)
45. Real Estate Agent
    This is an opportunity most people do not like to talk about because it probably represents their biggest source of income.

Hospitality

46. Tourism
47. Hotel
48. Bar and clubs
49. Holiday resorts

Wholesale

50. Super Markets
    If you have the setup cost, this can prove to be a very viable business opportunity.
51. Frozen Foods
    Frozen foods come into the country in bulk and not many people have the facility to
52. Spare Parts
53. Clothes/Boutique
54. Electronics

Retailing

55. Phone Accessories
56. Fast-moving consumer goods (FCMG)
    This can be a very lucrative business if you have a very high turnover. FCMG includes Cleaning products such as Dettol, Toothpaste, Food – Noodles, Fruit Juice such as Ice tea, and many more.
    Example of
57. Building Materials
    
58. Cement
    Dangote cement is probably the best partner for this kind of business as their last-mile services are second to none, they might also provide you with equipment that can help give your business a boost
59. Electronics
    Add a little spice to it, import your goods using the mini-importation avenues available- Aliexpress, etc This will significantly boost your profits.
60. Furniture Sales
    You don’t need to be a carpenter to do this, just arrange for regular supply from reliable Carpenters while you display and sell in your showroom. It is a very big business in Nigeria as only a few can afford imported designers.
61. Gas, Kerosene, etc
    Fast
62. Used Phones and Laptops
    
63. Used Clothes

Freelancing

Freelancing can be done on platforms such as Upwork and Fiverr

64. Translation
65. Copywriting
66. Web Design
67. Graphic Design

BlueChip Services

68. Delivery
69. Logistics
70. Laundry services
    This is very easy to set up
71. Transportation
72. Haulage
    This is
73. Consulting
    This will require a bit of self-development before you can launch, if you are not grounded, your customers will smell the bull shit you might never get their attention ever again
74. Content Marketing
    This is
75. Fleet management
    With the advent of Uber, Taxify, and a host of others, this has become a very lucrative business
76. Car Repair
77. Branding consultancy
78. Graphic Design Services
    Graphic design is a skill almost anybody with an eye for detail can pick up easily
79. Top-class Viewing centre
80. Travel Agency
81. Exporting
82. Printing Agency
83. Building Construction
    This might need a bit of technical expertise to set up, as you do not want to practice without

Events

84. General Event management
    Wedding Planning, Birthdays
85. Sound
86. Lighting
87. Event Decoration

Online Businesses

88. Dropshipping
    
89. Mini Importation
    
90. Blogging
    Check out this post for ideas on areas in which you can start blogging, usually just about anything you do can be turned into a blog and begin to generate a decent income for you.
91. Youtuber
    Youtube has proven itself to be one of the most lucrative social media sites around, with many people having made decent earnings off their youtube channels
92. Affiliate Marketing
    
93. Email Marketing
    
94. Digital Marketing
    
95. Social Media Influencing
    In Nigerian Twitter, the likes of Mr Oscar Romero has made considerable waves and are true testaments to the viability of social media influencing
    Vigil paid
96. Social Media Marketing
    Social Media Marketing has been separated from social media influencing as this need not be a one-man show and can become a whole lot more lucrative compared to social media influencing. Handling media campaigns for company events, and individuals.
97. E-commerce
    Having your own online store is now a lot easier than
98. SEO Consultancy

Trading and Cryptocurrency

99. Currency trading
100. Cryptocurrency Trading
101. Binary Options Trading
102. Stocks trading
     This is more capital-intensive than any other business
103. Peer-to-Peer Buying and selling of Bitcoins/any other coin
     This is not the most sustainable way of dealing in cryptocurrency, but it has been working for many

Mini-Production

104. Ice block making
105. Soap manufacturing
     liquid and bar
106. Ice cream production
     
107. Biscuit production
108. Palm oil production
109. Modern block industry
     Block making is another
110. Sachet and Bottled water Production
111. Bakery
112. Juice or drinks production
     This is not

Handcraft

This section is for those patient enough to learn different crafts

113. Tailoring
114. Fashion Designing
115. Crotchet making
116. Tie and dye
117. Shoemaking
118. Painting
119. Photography
120. Cinematography
121. Furniture making
     Furniture making is a
122. House Painting
123. Aluminium fittings
     A Typical Aluminum fitting for a building project can easily run into millions.

Technology

124. Domain Name brokerage
125. Website Designing
     Website designing is probable
126. Software and game development
127. Solar and Inverter company
128. CAD Designing
     Softwares such as AutoCAD, Fusion 360
129. Data analyst
130. Business analyst
131. Simulations expert
132. Mobile Phone Repair
     

Health

133. Pharmacy
134. Chemist/drug stores
135. Clinics
136. Medical consulting

Sports

137. Sports clothing
138. Clothing Services
139. Gym and fitness center
140. Fitness Coach
141. Theme Parks
142. Game centre

Internet/Telecommunications

143. Recharge Card Business
144. Internet service provider
145. Web Hosting