Aisha Bello

1 day ago | zikoko.com | Aisha Bello

More Nigerians are breaking into the global workforce and earning in dollars while living at home. As remote work spreads across industries, platforms connecting African talent to international companies have never been more accessible. Whether you’re a developer, writer, designer, marketer, or virtual assistant, the opportunities are real — if you know where to look. We have curated 15 trusted platforms that consistently offer remote jobs paid in dollars.

3 days ago | zikoko.com | Aisha Bello

For seven years, *Ismatu, 40, ran a thriving poultry business in the North. She raised chickens in batches and made about ₦500k every eight weeks. When her family decided to relocate to the South in 2024, she moved with them and her life savings: ₦2 million. She thought she could restart the business anywhere. But she didn’t expect a wildly different market or everything she built to fall apart so fast.

3 days ago | zikoko.com | Aisha Bello

Every Nigerian has dreamed of earning in dollars. It sounds like freedom: better rates, real savings and less panic when the exchange rate swings. But for many, the real struggle starts after the dollars come in. These five Nigerians all made the leap to dollar income, but the real turning point wasn’t landing the job. It was when they figured out how to get paid. Some opened domiciliary accounts, others switched to platforms that gave them more control, and some simply learned to stop undercharging.

5 days ago | nnn.ng | Aisha Bello

City, State/CountryJune 22—E be like say wahala don show face again for Middle East as United States forces don land joint strike wey dey shake ground for Iran. Dis action don scatter ground and Iran don dey threaten say dem go retaliate, and their eyes don dey target U.S. military installations wey dey for the region. Na wetin we go dey observe as the tori unfold. Make we break am down for una. U.S. get their military base scattered well-well across plenty countries for Middle East.

5 days ago | zikoko.com | Aisha Bello

What if you had invested ₦500K in the right Nigerian stock six months ago? We tracked 10 stocks that quietly outperformed the market in the first half of 2025, using historical data from Investing.com. From under-the-radar plays to household names, here’s how much your money would be worth today if you’d gotten in early. At the start of 2025, Beta Glass was trading at ₦64.90 per unit and closed the first half of the year at ₦290.