NewStats: 3,264,123 , 8,182,698 topics. Date: Monday, 09 June 2025 at 07:12 PM 2lk6y

DaniDarvey:
Interesting. Made my first million by selling a property for someone. 10% of 35million was something extraordinary.
I expecting the transfer to my and when I got to the bank, the Lady checked and told me my balance was N2,000. I sat down at the bank waiting and when I met her to help me check again she almost insulted me. I believe in her mind she was like why are you disturbing me for maybe one chicken change you are expecting.
I just kept my cool and sat there for almost an hour. Then I just looked at her and I guess she just decided to help me check again and the next thing I knew, she walked up to me and said sir its like your has been credited.
From that moment she was just calling me sir and she offered that I upgrade my from a savings to a current and also open a business .
My shakara that day was the bomb.

Bro your story cost me a tear.. God bless you!

At 26, served my uncle for 5yrs, from 21-26. He settled me with 1.5m. a year later I added 2m untop of it.

Now I really can't wrap my head around how much I own

DDGN:
2015. N1.5M to be exact, and since then there have been no turning back. Between 2015 and now I have made over N180 million. Ten years ago if anyone had said I'll ever see a million I would have laughed that person off. 15 years ago I was walking round Festac Town, sometimes barefooted selling vegetables (shokor) and okra. When the season comes I sell corn..With a trey over my head walking round Festac shouting "BUY SHOKOR". It's the most humiliating thing that can ever befall any on in secondary school as I get to see most of my classmates..girls included. I once saw a classmate and nearly ran for cover, unfortunately the trey fell on the road, and right there I had to stop and picking back the items one by one lol.

The day Nigeria played South Africa in the semi final at the Ghana Nigeria 2002 Nations Cup I wasn't even allowed to see the game. I had to go Kiri. Then, as timaya said " I dey on my own Jehovah just bless me o". God took me from rags, the bottom of the food chain in the family, the most despised and hated, God took me from that to become the richest person in the history of my family. Anyone who doubts the existence of God and his propensity to fight for and bless the underdog, the oppressed, is doing himself a major disservice. I have experienced first hand how God works. It's incredible.

bro let me be carrying your bags for you na or your PA. I don't have a job and can't boast of 1k in my as am chatting with you. Am serious. Any job

dangoteinlaw:
bru Nairalanders are far from broke o. That's why anytime seun moved useless topics to fp I just shake my head for him. If only he knew the calibre of ppl here he won't be embarrassing himself

Seun is a business man. The more the traffic, the more the cash.

-python2

DDGN:
2015. N1.5M to be exact, and since then there have been no turning back. Between 2015 and now I have made over N180 million. Ten years ago if anyone had said I'll ever see a million I would have laughed that person off. 15 years ago I was walking round Festac Town, sometimes barefooted selling vegetables (shokor) and okra. When the season comes I sell corn..With a trey over my head walking round Festac shouting "BUY SHOKOR". It's the most humiliating thing that can ever befall any on in secondary school as I get to see most of my classmates..girls included. I once saw a classmate and nearly ran for cover, unfortunately the trey fell on the road, and right there I had to stop and picking back the items one by one lol.

The day Nigeria played South Africa in the semi final at the Ghana Nigeria 2002 Nations Cup I wasn't even allowed to see the game. I had to go Kiri. Then, as timaya said " I dey on my own Jehovah just bless me o". God took me from rags, the bottom of the food chain in the family, the most despised and hated, God took me from that to become the richest person in the history of my family. Anyone who doubts the existence of God and his propensity to fight for and bless the underdog, the oppressed, is doing himself a major disservice. I have experienced first hand how God works. It's incredible.

Aww inspiring.

Crossbow:


Bro your story cost me a tear.. God bless you!

Thanks bro.

21 am yet to make my first million but i already have a land of my own that is well over 1 million and a couple of shares.But hope to make my first million hopefully next year or two

Barrytone:
35years, first month of my first employment and my first pay after seeking for job for over 7 years. Bought first car the second month and things just moved so fast that I didn't that I lost 7yrs on the streets. Everything the devil took from my destiny just rush back before I could open my eyes.
While on the street I got close to a million but never netted a million at hand. I was into supplies (construction) and general contracting including but not limited to digging and construction of soakaway pits. Any other job/supplies related to building. Built my first house while on the streets. In all you do just be Godly.

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yettymuse:
26.. How?... If I start to talk

Cure my curiosity. Spill.

Oluhills007:
so on the minimum.. How much so you think would be enough to start real estate... Can one do Real estate with no deposit down?

you could start as an agent, connecting home owners to potential buyers, or tenants, and then make a (or what you guys in Nigeria call commission)

From there you can build up

And you don't have to be a waka about to be an agent

creating an online platform where you connect the demand side to the supply side will do the trick


its just a suggestion

NnamdiN:
importation plus I went to Mr A, B , C, D and E got prices of their products. Added a reasonable something on top and started an online store for products I didn't own.

Of course it's not as easy as I wrote, as I had an Abraham that made it easy to access those big men to release items on credit. With profits I got my own products which I'm currently working on trademarking them. The next tv or home theater you buy might have NnamdiN as a brand name.

source of inspiration bro

Me too I want to make millions too either by freelance or importation most especially phones....I need help and connection

HaileSelassie:
Hmm bad ol days, gee paid wen i was 21. Blew everything recklessly. Shit_ fucked_ my mentality up.
Changed got a paid job and yet cant save.
Well im off that line now and hope karma is dome with me

sokera:
28 .... God bless malaysia

alexistaiwo:
Won a sub contract to supply exercise books to Rochas Foundation.

very wrong! never mention who your clients are most esp on social media. I bet you competitors would be scrambling by now to take away your business.

Raysolo:
I started with 20k,My elder brother mentored me about the biz

Help me


Teach me how to kill fish
Pls

28 but the mistake I made was that I didn't invest it but rather went on to build a house.

DDGN:
2015. N1.5M to be exact, and since then there have been no turning back. Between 2015 and now I have made over N180 million. Ten years ago if anyone had said I'll ever see a million I would have laughed that person off. 15 years ago I was walking round Festac Town, sometimes barefooted selling vegetables (shokor) and okra. When the season comes I sell corn..With a trey over my head walking round Festac shouting "BUY SHOKOR". It's the most humiliating thing that can ever befall any on in secondary school as I get to see most of my classmates..girls included. I once saw a classmate and nearly ran for cover, unfortunately the trey fell on the road, and right there I had to stop and picking back the items one by one lol.

The day Nigeria played South Africa in the semi final at the Ghana Nigeria 2002 Nations Cup I wasn't even allowed to see the game. I had to go Kiri. Then, as timaya said " I dey on my own Jehovah just bless me o". God took me from rags, the bottom of the food chain in the family, the most despised and hated, God took me from that to become the richest person in the history of my family. Anyone who doubts the existence of God and his propensity to fight for and bless the underdog, the oppressed, is doing himself a major disservice. I have experienced first hand how God works. It's incredible.

Lmao, why you run na?
Thank God say you no fall inside gutter.

psychologist:


I am also in construction field, can put me through some of these aforementioned biko

Left the trade long ago after getting employed, just become a middleman and know how to get products at a rate cheaper than the market value. Like buying granite at odd hours from quarry to avoid ticket boys and doing the trip yourself to ensure the quantity is very OK, buttomline in biz is trust ,if they trust you then the job will keep coming.

hustleranthem:
please can you mentor me on this?

Was working in Lagos. Saved a lot and invested d my cash in treasury bills. The rates were super high and I kept reinventing my interest. Hit a milli jackpot in 2016 and still doing Treasury bills till date. There’s treasury bills thread on nairaland, you will get to learn a lot and ask questions too. Thanks to Nairaland

1st million at 21, I did after selling solar products online(konga &jumia)and offline. Will visit schools with Solar lamps( Sun King) and sell at night to small stores, the margin was great because of limited variable costs. We still sell solar product www.solartalkers.com. There quite lots of opportunities in this country. Lost quite a lot due to inexperience and trusting people but getting back on track. We are having new products you can become distributors of.

Born2Breed:
First Millon naira or dollars?

you're just plain stupid. this is nairaland, not quora or reddit, so yeah NAIRA!!
broke slay mama

realjidejamal:


Was working in Lagos. Saved a lot and invested d my cash in treasury bills. The rates were super high and I kept reinventing my interest. Hit a milli jackpot in 2016 and still doing Treasury bills till date. There’s treasury bills thread on nairaland, you will get to learn a lot and ask questions too. Thanks to Nairaland

thanks boss

OmoDavido:
I have not made a million naira before. But I made my first 100 thousand naira at age 18, year 2013 after my ss3 waec through hustling of bottle water and lacasera in hold up and bus parks at Oshodi.

But due to some family issue and being the first born of the family, gave my mum and sibling almost all.

And now that I am an undergraduate in a federal university in Nigeria, having 10k in my self is a miracle. But I believe I will also make my millions and be okay one day. There is time for everyone!

Gbogbo wa la ma make è!

This has been an issue for me as well..

Saving is almost impossible really..

Eh go better!

DaniDarvey:
Interesting. Made my first million by selling a property for someone. 10% of 35million was something extraordinary.
I expecting the transfer to my and when I got to the bank, the Lady checked and told me my balance was N2,000. I sat down at the bank waiting and when I met her to help me check again she almost insulted me. I believe in her mind she was like why are you disturbing me for maybe one chicken change you are expecting.
I just kept my cool and sat there for almost an hour. Then I just looked at her and I guess she just decided to help me check again and the next thing I knew, she walked up to me and said sir its like your has been credited.
From that moment she was just calling me sir and she offered that I upgrade my from a savings to a current and also open a business .
My shakara that day was the bomb.

Na so.
Last month one banker who is my age mate was following me about and chanting , 'sir, sir' after me because he wanted me to open an with some money I was in possession of. Money in was not even my own.

anyimontana:
lazy yoot..while u r busy waiting for Gods imaginary fone call,smart ppl kip on cashing out

Lazy youth ke? guess my text only depicts my troubles but I bet it that u can't imagine the struggles I go through in other to be successful. Now that you mentioned "cashing out", would you be kind enough to let me in into this your racket?

Raysolo:
Made my first million at 25,doing dropshipping of mobile phones from aliexpress,my biggest hurdle at first was how I could make payments and how i could get lots of clients.

ray can i send u a pm or just reach out on WhatsApp? You could be my Angel, who knows

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When online import business was still hot during the GEJ era, I made it from importing and selling phone accessories , adult toys and health/beauty /fashion accessories.

I make a million every 2 weeks. Now you know u got to use your imagination if you wanna know what I do. I'm not telling anybody.
I am only here to answer the question asked by the OP.

And BTW. First Million.. Around 24-25... First 100k 15-16

Have a blessed week like me.

The best thread I've read this month......