VANGUARD
The United Kingdom (UK) and Canada are some of the best countries which Nigerians travel to for job opportunities and other lucrative side hustles.
As these advanced countries offer diverse visa programmes with blue-collar jobs for nationals to relocate, there are other side hustles or skill sets that Nigerians engage in to earn extra income.
In this article, there are top five lucrative side hustles for Nigerians in the UK and Canada.
1. Childcare
Childcare is the job of providing care and supervision for children when their parents are away. The childcare workers operate in hospitals, and schools but also work at private homes.
This childcare, also known as child-minding, is a profitable side hustle in the UK, especially among Nigerians who go about their official jobs and look for childcare workers to tend to their wards.
A Nigerian working as a private childcare worker can earn up to £200 from four families in a day by collecting £50 per family for the period they would be absent.
Speaking with Vanguard, a Nigerian student of Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who spoke as an anonymous said childcare is a profitable side hustle in the UK.
“The ladies do child-minding, also known as childcare. Officially here in the UK, childcare is £4.5 per hour. Like me, who has three kids now, I pay £13.5 per hour. But, Nigerians doing this will render these services for £50 till you go to work and come back,” the source said.
“You don’t usually see immigrants taking their wards to official daycare. There are groups of women who do this in Manchester, Leeds and other places. All they need to do is post these services on the WhatsApp groups and they will negotiate.”
2. Photography
Photography is a lucrative job in Canada as people need pictures at events as memories for themselves or their family members.
This particular side hustle can fetch these professionals up to CA$200 within 30 minutes not interfering with their regular jobs. This skill can be practised anywhere in Canada.
A Nigerian who resides in Edmonton, Alberta, and works as a program officer in the Canadian civil service and preferred anonymity disclosed this to Vanguard.
“Number one (skill set) would be photography. It pays more than a regular job. You could make CA$200 within 30 minutes while making the same CA$200 when working a regular 9 to 5 job. It’s highly lucrative. And it can be anywhere in Canada. For photography, it depends on how established you are. I have seen quotes from CA$200 to CA$1000 for 1 hour shoot,” the source said
3. Catering and hairdressing
Catering and hairdressing are side hustles that bring income for Nigerian women who reside in Canada.
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