It’s difficult to be a student in Nigeria. It’s even worse if you’re broke. As a student in Nigeria, there are various fantastic methods to make money online.

Making money online in Nigeria as a student in 2022 is pretty simple as ABC.

Students should start making money online in 2022 by undertaking one or more of the various available online tasks. Regardless of where you live, as long as you have access to the internet, you have a good chance of finding work or making money online.

One of the most significant advantages of making money online is having access to the internet, which serves as a platform for learning about various enterprises.

You can earn a lot of money through online platforms with your phone or laptop device. Many years ago, I can remember asking myself this question.

“Chibueze, what exactly are you doing with your laptop device?“

I felt useless because I had got a laptop for over three years without making a dime online.

Of course, I had no intention of becoming a yahoo boy. It is not a legitimate way for a student to make money on the internet. The self-examination drove me to research online money-making opportunities.

Many of the internet tutorials disappointed me since they were not practical. Their recommendation seemed foreign, with little or no application in Nigeria.

The harsh reality is that your diploma will not guarantee you a happy life. With the country’s economic predicament, education today appears to be a con. In the oversaturated labor market, there are no open positions.

I wouldn’t advise you to drop out of school in order to start an online business. No, that is not something you should do to yourself. You’ve come too far to give up now.

So, here’s the deal: I’m going to tell you the truth.

Making money online has the advantage of allowing you to mix it with your studies. It is for this reason that making money online is considered a passive income. As a result, do not consider dropping out of school.

Have you questioned why you want to generate money online before we go any further? Do you want to be your own boss? Do you want to save some cash? That’s fantastic! So, if you’re a student looking for ways to supplement your income, this article discusses 10 different options for students in Nigeria to earn money in 2022.

1. Online Registration & Printing

Students can make a lot of money by doing online registration at their hostel. Many school applications and registrations are now done online.

Online registrations & printing are as simple as ABC. However, most students do not have access to a computer or printer with which to complete the registration process. As a student, you can get the necessary devices to run online registration in your hostel.

In my first year, I recall having to print my term paper late at night. The job was done for me by a student from the dormitory.

As you can see, printing and online registration might earn you a lot of money. It is vital to inform students in your hostel that online registration and printing are available.

Also, your price must be more economical than what is attainable outside the hostel.

Materials Needed for Online Registration

You need the following devices for online registration;

• A Laptop
• Fast Internet Connection
• Printer
• A4 Paper

2. Graphic Design

Graphic design is one of the most lucrative ways for students in Nigeria to earn money. On Nigerian university campuses, this expertise is in high demand.

I know you’re probably asking, “What is graphic design?” right now. So, let me explain what graphic design is.

Graphic designing is the process of displaying information through pictorial illustrations. 

Creating banners, logos, posters, and other graphics is an example of graphic design work. The goal of a graphic designer is to convey information in a visually appealing manner.

During the SUG elections, all of the posters you see in class are the work of a graphic designer. You’re also aware that Christian fellowships on campus hold activities every week. The banners for the programs are created by graphic designers.

Now, you can see that there is always a need for the service of a graphic designer on campus. Apart from getting a job on campus, you can offer your skill online.

A lot of startups are looking for graphic designers on sites like Upwork and Fiverr where you can bid for jobs and make money.

Learning Graphic Designing

Here is how you can learn graphic design as a student in Nigeria.

The first step to learning graphic designing is to get a laptop/CPU.

Learning graphic designing with your phone comes with certain limitations. It is better to get a Laptop/CPU for this skill.

The second step to learning graphic design is to get your graphic design software.

You do not need to go to a design school to learn graphic design. It is possible to learn graphic design on YouTube. It is interactive and free of charge. Also, grab the opportunity if you find someone willing to teach you in school for free or at an affordable fee.

Graphic Design Software

Here is the list of software that you can use to learn graphic design as a student in Nigeria;

• Adobe Photoshop
• CorelDraw Graphics Suite
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign

3. Become a YouTuber

Making money from YouTube is very simple. All you need to do is – Decide on a channel category of your interest and start a YouTube channel. Now keep posting a good amount of content on your channel with consistency.

YouTube monetization is now a popular method for students to make money online. Everywhere you go on campus, students are creating various types of movies.

Some students enjoy making comedy skits, dance videos, lesson videos, and lifestyle videos. Because they are entertaining and funny, these videos receive a lot of views on YouTube.

Within your first year on YouTube, you must have 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 view hours to generate money. It will be simple to achieve the standards within a year if you do what you are good at.

After monetization, you’ll start earning money in dollars as people watch your videos. Managing a successful YouTube channel necessitates both imagination and perseverance.

Now you can place ads on your videos so you will get paid for every ad played on your videos. Channel monetization is not the only method to make money online from YouTube.

Methods To Make Money From YouTube

1. Channel Membership– You can enable channel membership for your subscribers so your subscribers can join your channel to explore member-only content. Your subscribers will pay a certain amount of money in terms to join your membership and you will get paid for every membership.
2. Sponsorship – If you have a good amount of subscriber base then companies will approach you to promote their products on your YouTube channel. Big YouTubers make millions of dollars just from sponsorships. You can also approach companies to give sponsorship to your channel.
3. Super Chats – If your channel is monetized and if you have decided to do live streams on your channels, then you can approach your viewers for super chats so they can get a shoutout from you and you will get the amount of their super chat.
4. Merchandise– Introducing your own merch to your subscribers has now become a very big business model. All you need to do is design your own merch reflecting your channel and approach your subscribers to make purchases of your merch.
5. Donations – If your channel is not getting monetized by the YouTube team or somehow your monetization has been disabled then you can approach your subscribers to donate you so you can keep making videos.

Equipment to Start a YouTube Channel

The following are necessary devices you need to have to become a YouTuber;

• Digital Camera or Phone with a Good Camera
• External Microphone
• Video Editing Software
• Lighting
• Tripod Stand

4. Social Media Marketing

Most Nigerians spend their time on social media like Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, and other social platforms. It has made businesses reach people in every corner and enable them to make sales.

However, you can help in promoting organizations, and individuals by finding an audience for them on social media and getting paid. You need to understand the digital aspect of your target on social media and convert it to businesses.

Marketing for your fellow students can be a very rewarding and profitable choice. Competition is stiff, however, so you’ll have to make sure you know what you are doing and you are a step above all the rest.

Social Media Skills You Need

• Excellent Communication
• Writing
• Creativity
• Content Curation 
• Project Management
• Flexibility
• Customer care
• Making connections
• Data analysis

5. Photography with Photo & Video Editing

Do you have an eye for what makes a good shot? Are you the go-to photographer during family functions, events with friends, or group travel? Then you could start a photography side hustle to make money on campus. Even if you are not a professional photographer, you can still make a good amount of money if you start a photography side hustle.

Starting a photography side hustle is highly lucrative and an excellent way to earn some extra cash every month if you have some photography skills and are able to build a library of high-quality photos.

You can add a photo & video editing to your hustle to make more money.

Photo editing using Photoshop is a high-profile soft skill that you can use to make money as a student. Photoshop is software that allows you to edit pictures and produce graphic designs.

Photographers use Photoshop to edit pictures of people to look perfect. It was shocking the first day I took a studio picture. The outcome was astonishing. I began to wonder if it was my picture.

Learning Photoshop will give you a lot of money in school. Also, you can use Photoshop to learn graphic design by making banners, logos, etc.

Many businesses in Nigeria prefer to use video for their advertisements. Animated videos are more engaging and bring in more leads.

Students who are into YouTube Vblogging will hire your service to edit videos. You can learn video editing on YouTube and install the editor software.

Video Editing Software

The following is the list of video editing software;

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Blender
• Lightworks
• Filmora
• Vegas Pro
• OpenShot
• HitFilm Express
• Movie Maker 10
• VideoPad
• Flowblade
• Corel VideoStudio
• Vimeo Create

6. Content Creation

Content creation is the production of content in text or media format to be expressed through any medium or channel. It especially pertains to digital content, since that’s where the majority of content is consumed. It is one of the highest-paying skills in the world right now.

Content is KING in advertising, business, technology, etc.

As a Nigerian student, you can make money by working as a content creator. You have to learn how to create inspiring text and media content. Learning animation will give you an edge as a content creator.

You can also start by becoming an Instagram influencer or a Lifestyle blogger. Through this process, you will grow to become a content creator.

Content creation jobs are available online. All you have to do is to be good at creating unique content.

Why content creation is important?

Besides helping potential customers solve a problem, regularly creating content is a great way to establish how knowledgeable you are in your field. Create content that inspires, educates, or entertains your audience. Use high-quality photos to stand out and use relevant keywords within your articles.

7. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is the process of selling products to get a referral fee. The commission rate could be as high as 5%. This is another very lucrative online business in Nigeria that students often overlook. Affiliate marketing is all about referring people to buy a product or service for a commission.

For example, if you sell a product like a Laptop worth ₦100,000. And your commission is 20% which is ₦20,000. You share your links through your networks, and at the end of a month, 100 people purchase through your recommendation. That will be ₦100,000 x 100 = ₦10 million. Your commission will be 20% of ₦10 million, which is ₦2 million! So in a month, you have made ₦2 million. That’s just from 100 people now. Imagine if it’s up to 200 or 1000.

There are lots of people in the world who are living off through affiliate marketing. For me, I prefer that you start up a blog for your affiliate marketing project.

You will make a lot of money if you build an audience on your blog about a particular topic.

For example, It will be easy to sell baby stuff if the contents in your blog are about parenting.

You can join and get products or services to promote many affiliate marketing networks. Some of them are Amazon Affiliate, Jumia Affiliate, Konga Affiliate, Commission Junction, and more.

8. Dropshipping

Dropshipping is a fulfillment method where you don’t keep the products you sells in stock. Instead, you purchase the item from a third-party supplier and has it shipped directly to your customer. As a result, the seller doesn’t have to handle the product directly.

The average dropshipping profit margin is between 15%-20%. This can vary greatly depending on your chosen dropshipping niches and the average cost of your goods. Try to aim for a profit margin of higher than 20% to get the most out of the best dropshipping products you sell.

Becoming a dropshipper is one way to make money as a Nigerian student. Today, many students are into the importing business. They buy products from websites like Alibaba and sell them to students.

You can start this business by first identifying what students in your school need. After which, you can import the items from international E-commerce websites. You must know the process of buying and clearing your items with Nigerian customs. You can as well use a clearing agent to clear your items at the port.

Dropshipping Website for Nigerians

Here is a list of websites that you can import goods to sell in school;

• Alibaba
• Aliexpress
• Amazon
• eBay

9. Programming/Coding

Programming is the number one soft skill in the world right now. It is a high profit-making skill for students. Every technology around the world follows the architecture of a programming language.

Knowing how to code or program is the gateway to making lots of money in the virtual economy. Programing jobs are available online. It is the future.

The best part about programming is that you can work online. That is, you can work for a company in Australia while you are a student in Nigeria.

Learning Programming

Learning programming requires diligence. You can learn any programming by yourself online within the space of six months. Learn coding on YouTube or take programming classes online.

Also, you can look for a student in your school that is good with a programming language. The individual will teach you the basics of coding.

List of Programming Language

Here is the list of programming languages you can learn as a student in Nigeria;

• JAVA
• Python
• HTML
• C ++
• PHP
• JavaScript
• C Language
• SQL
• Swift
• Objective-C
• Ruby
• Pascal

Web Design

Web design and development is an umbrella term that describes the process of creating a website. Web design determines the look and feel of a website, while web development determines how it functions. Because there isn’t always a hard line that separates the two roles, the titles are often used interchangeably.

Every website on the internet has a design or architecture. It is the job of a web designer to create the structure of a website.

As a web designer in school, you can start to create professional websites and blogs. Every business or blogger wants a fast loading website with the best functionality.

For example, this blog has a good web design. It makes it easy for you to read the article.

Many students in school want to create a website/blog to earn money online. You can offer to build their blogs at a cheaper rate.

Also, you can source for jobs on freelancer websites like Upwork, Fiverr, etc.

Learning Web Design/Development

You can learn web design online or meet someone in your school with high skills in web development. Learning web design requires that you know the necessary web development programs.

Here is the list of web development programs for web designers;

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

You must begin your journey of becoming a web developer by learning HTML.

HTML stands for Hyper Text Makeup Language.

CSS deals more with colours and adding extra functionality to a website.

CodeAcademy and W3School are the best places to get started with web designing.

App Development

App development is a high paying skill for students in Nigeria. It involves the process of developing a mobile app for Android & iPhones device, and also desktop softwares.

The Google Chrome browser you are using to read this post is an App developed by an App developer. You can make a lot of money as a student by developing an App for clients in your school or on freelancer sites.

Also, as an App developer, you can create and upload your app on Playstore. Google will pay you when people download and use your app on Playstore.

Learning APP Development

You can learn APP development by taking a course online at edX, Udacity, Udemy, etc. I know learning app development can be expensive, you can also learn app development on Youtube.

Learning App development requires skill in the following programming software languages;

• JAVA
• Python
• Swift
• Dart
• JavaScript
• Kotlin
• C ++
• C#
• PHP
• Ruby
• MATLAB
• XML
• OpenGL
• COBOL

10. Cryptocurrency

A cryptocurrency, broadly defined, is virtual or digital money that takes the form of tokens or “coins.” The “crypto” in cryptocurrencies refers to complicated cryptography that allows for the creation and processing of digital currencies and their transactions across decentralized systems.

There is no difference between physical cash and cryptocurrency. Many financial analysts predict that cryptocurrency is the future of the world economy.

Cryptocurrency is now the wealth creation gold mine to make money. It is more flexible than the conventional physical currency.

There are many ways you can make easy money online in Nigeria with cryptocurrency.

All you need to do is to monitor and understand the market. You can also use bitcoin to trade. Bitcoin is the number cryptocurrency exchange that introduces you to cool cash. Buy when it is low, sell when it is high. You get your interest.

Here is a list of cryptocurrency exchange blockchain platforms;

• Bitcoin
• Binance
• Etherum
• Dogecoin

Go to YouTube to get more information on how to invest in cryptocurrency.

Conclusion

Now you know over 10 ways to make money online this year and beyond as a student. We’re living in a digital era, where rapid technological change is the status quo, and it’s easier to learn how to make money online more than ever before.

The world is shifting to the on-demand economy of the individual, which presents fantastic opportunities for entrepreneurship, wealth creation, work from home online jobs, and time freedom.

With this information, you can boost your confidence and try any of the ways to make money online as a student. You can also make more research, on how to go about any of these you think you can do. Make use of your skill!