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Database
Businesses and investments
Buy from Phone → Invest. Each business pays once every evening: a random amount in its range minus running costs, or a fixed loss on a bad day.
9
investments incl. trailer
₦150k
cheapest way in
₦1,898,700
a day if you own all eight
40%
lost when you sell back
| Business | Price | Daily income range | Running cost/day | Expected profit/day | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 📶 Recharge & Data Kiosk | ₦150k | ₦2,500 – ₦5,000 | ₦1,800 | ₦1,555 | 97 days |
| 🥤 Zobo & Chapman Stand | ₦300k | ₦5,000 – ₦9,000 | ₦3,200 | ₦3,070 | 98 days |
| 🏧 POS Stand | ₦500k | ₦5,000 – ₦11,500 | ₦2,000 | ₦5,175 | 97 days |
| 🍛 Buka (Mama Put) | ₦2.5M | ₦30,000 – ₦61,000 | ₦18,000 | ₦22,800 | 110 days |
| 💈 Barbing Salon | ₦6M | ₦66,000 – ₦133,000 | ₦40,000 | ₦51,340 | 117 days |
| 🧽 Car Wash | ₦15M | ₦167,000 – ₦309,000 | ₦105,000 | ₦114,760 | 131 days |
| 🎪 Event Centre | ₦60M | ₦585,000 – ₦1,171,000 | ₦430,000 | ₦371,200 | 162 days |
| 🪩 Quilox Share (5%) | ₦250M | ₦1,795,000 – ₦3,585,000 | ₦1,150,000 | ₦1,328,800 | 189 days |
| 🚛 Mack Haulage Trailer | ₦18M | ₦117,000 – ₦209,000 | ₦30,000 | ₦114,760 | 157 days |
Expected profit = (1 − bad-day chance) × (average income − running cost) − bad-day chance × bad-day loss. Try other assumptions in the business ROI calculator.
Weekly business news
Events that push income up or down for a week. Your phone warns you before each one starts.
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Lagos Flooding
“Lagos is under water”
Haulage trailers −25%Buka (Mama Put) −15%Zobo & Chapman Stand −15%Recharge & Data Kiosk −10%Event Centre −15%Car Wash +20%🏞️ Ibeju-Lekki −6%🏞️ Lekki Phase 2 −6%🏞️ Banana Island −4%🏞️ Epe −4%
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Fuel Scarcity
“Fuel queues everywhere”
Haulage trailers −30%Buka (Mama Put) −15%Car Wash −15%Event Centre −10%Recharge & Data Kiosk +10%Bus fuel ×1.5
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Market Rally
“The market is flying”
POS Stand +20%Recharge & Data Kiosk +15%Quilox Share (5%) +20%Event Centre +15%🏞️ Banana Island +6%🏞️ Lekki Phase 2 +4%🏞️ Ibeju-Lekki +3%
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CBN Rate Hike
“The CBN just raised rates”
Quilox Share (5%) −20%Event Centre −15%Barbing Salon −5%Car Wash −10%🏞️ Banana Island −6%🏞️ Lekki Phase 2 −5%🏞️ Ibeju-Lekki −4%🏞️ Epe −3%
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Owambe Season
“Owambe season is here”
Event Centre +25%Buka (Mama Put) +20%Zobo & Chapman Stand +15%Barbing Salon +20%Quilox Share (5%) +10%
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Apapa Gridlock
“Apapa is locked down”
Haulage trailers −25%Bus fuel ×1.2
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Fintech Boom
“Tech money is pouring into Lagos”
POS Stand +25%Recharge & Data Kiosk +20%🏞️ Ibeju-Lekki +3%🏞️ Lekki Phase 2 +2%🏞️ Epe +2%🏞️ Ikorodu +1%🏞️ Imota, Ikorodu +1%
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Storm Warning
“NiMet warns of violent storms”
Zobo & Chapman Stand −15%Car Wash −15%Event Centre −10%🏞️ Lekki Phase 2 −2%🏞️ Ibeju-Lekki −2%🏞️ Banana Island −1%
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Naira Slides
“The naira is sliding”
Recharge & Data Kiosk −10%Buka (Mama Put) −10%Barbing Salon −10%Car Wash −10%🏞️ Banana Island +3%🏞️ Lekki Phase 2 +2%
Running your own company
Beyond the Invest app, players can found companies with units, staff, pricing and marketing.
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Food spot
Setup from ₦150k · margin 35%
Buka, suya, small chops. Cheap to start
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Salon & barbing
Setup from ₦400k · margin 55%
Braids, low cuts, nails. Saturday is big
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Provisions shop
Setup from ₦800k · margin 20%
Indomie, milk, soap. Steady money
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Fashion store
Setup from ₦1.5M · margin 45%
Ankara, sneakers, bags. Swingy nights
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Pharmacy
Setup from ₦3M · margin 30%
Drugs, health packs. Rarely a bad night
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Events & owambe
Setup from ₦2M · margin 40%
Weddings, birthdays. A big job some nights
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Dispatch & logistics
Setup from ₦5M · margin 25%
Bikes and riders. Needs a big team
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Tech startup
Setup from ₦10M · margin 100%
Swingy: a big month or a dry one
Details on districts, unit sizes, pricing and marketing are on the player companies page.