How does one go from medicine to shoemaking?

This babe did, and she plans to make millions from it. [View in browser](=.Q2MdiIG1DWxvUSbkd7b4iuE6TiM_LgHgKgMBAC7-VUg) [Zikoko Daily] 25 September, 2023 Hey . I typically hate Mondays, but this one isn’t so bad. That conclusion may or may not be related to the fact that it’s salary day. 🤭 For #NairaLife today, our subject is a medical student who might as well be Superwoman. She’s juggled a successful shoemaking business with school for six years and made up to ₦800k/month from it last year. But that figure has dipped to broke levels this year. What happened? Tife Editor =.bf17zb9r5WyvUVgopgh_3QrziGTnvKt3b833gp6Jt20 If you identify as a food lover and meat enthusiast, plan to get your tastebuds tickled. We're cooking THE biggest [meat festival in Nigeria](=.KZKqioDPp-ds6DxQHJ1Z_a0_84_RBSUWjXZI-Cq5vE8) and it promises to be a culinary madness. 👉🏾 [Sign up here to be the first to get deets](=.Gip8bOcvAhl014HTtBUhOt8AahW3Atxu8NcrZ8SvfJY). 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What she said: “When we resumed, I made a couple more shoes and sandals for personal use. Then, my hostel roommates started asking me to make one for them too. My bestseller was a crochet beaded gladiator sandal I sold for ₦1,500 each. I started advertising to students outside my hostel. I even got someone who bought 15 pieces at once to retail. In my first year, I averaged ₦20k in monthly profits.” She’s broke now, though, and her staff aren’t helping: “Since I was busy with exams, I couldn’t monitor what my staff were doing, and they’d typically deliver poorly finished jobs to customers who’d complain and ask for a refund. Sometimes, I’d remake the shoe and resend at my own cost. I often had to dip into my personal allowance to fill those gaps.” [Read her NairaLife here](=.1ZAmPveq-NdlBRdFWoRxTZsjXRX45PLoTwoxKeoi3qw) *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 2 Sometimes, we have to befriend the police I know this “Police is your friend” saying sounds like a myth, but sometimes, they can actually be helpful. If you are in Nigeria and you ever feel threatened, following these steps can be what saves you. [We compiled them here](=.ftXCn3N89kFLguvS_sTSE7cxFCDmnPwyaQpmrjsAEhk) --------------------------------------------------------------- Nigeria collected yet another loan this month It’s salary week, so it only makes sense to do a round-up of everything money-related that happened this month. Like, did you know Tinubu borrowed $700m (his third since becoming president)? *Inserts silent scream. 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