Author: Chukwudi Odili

Introduction If I ask you to make a list of the top-ten highly lucrative business opportunities in Nigeria, I’m sure human hair would never cross your mind. And that’s what makes this edition of ‘investment tips’ quite revealing, though controversial; controversial in the sense that even though many people are making money out of it […]

The author, the 1999 winner of the Transparent Patriotism Merit Award of the Leadership Trust Foundation, in Project Research & Entrepreneurship, is calling on political leaders and all stakeholders to urgently address the issue of deteriorating business enabling environment in our dear country Nigeria. For the past three years, I have been closely monitoring profitability […]

Toothpick is a short pointed piece of wood used for removing bits or particles of food glued or attached unto the teeth after meals. The market for toothpicks is very large in Nigeria and cuts across all income groups; even the poor can afford to purchase a can of it from time to time given […]

CHALK is an essential commodity for imparting knowledge in schools. Teachers in kindergarten, primary and tertiary schools all use chalk to write out on the blackboard the lessons they want to communicate to the children. Population explosion and rising enrolment of pupils and students in schools have led to increasing demand for chalk and massive […]

By Chukwudi Odili Money market refers to the vehicle for transactions involving the borrowing and investment (placement) of short-term funds (i.e., funds whose tenor does not exceed one year). The financial channels through which these transactions in funds are carried out are referred to as Money Market instruments.The main instruments include: Inter-bank or fed funds: […]

– By Chukwudi Odili What are Bonds? Bonds or Debt Securities are medium to long-dated interest-bearing financial instruments issued in the capital market. Bonds are gilt-edged (very safe) securities because they are assured, by the certainty and consistency in the payment of interests. The ease of disposal is guaranteed because the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

IntroductionShoes are an extension of clothing which is a basic necessity just as food and housing. Shoes are currently under ban in Nigeria. The present economic situation is an opportunity by local investors in Nigeria to respond positively to the ban. Before now, a lot of smuggling of second-hand shoes had been going on. However, […]

-By Chukwudi Odili PrefaceTo reiterate, my passion for introducing these series of articles, past and present, is borne out of the concern to provide direction and empower us to work with God to achieve His vision for our lives. Investment – meaningTechnically speaking, to invest is to put one’s little saving into an activity that […]