Free Finance Courses in Nigeria

Every Finance course on Skillnaija is free, self-paced, and written for a Nigerian context. Each one ends with a hands-on project that is graded — pass it and you earn a certificate you can verify and share.

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• Accounting Assistant Training

  Get hired as an accounting assistant in a Nigerian company — books, software and all.

  Beginner-friendly · 6 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free

• Tax Assistant: Compute, File and Keep Nigerian Businesses Compliant (2026 Rules)

  Work a real client's tax year under the 2026 laws: PAYE, VAT, withholding tax, company tax and the development levy, self-employed returns and every filing deadline, with the working shown.

  Beginner-friendly; basic spreadsheet skills help · 6 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free

• Personal Income Tax & PAYE (2026 Rules)

  Nigeria replaced its tax law on 1 January 2026 — learn the new bands, the new reliefs, and the returns that go with them.

  Beginner-friendly · 5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free

• Company Income Tax & Corporate Compliance (Nigeria 2026)

  Take a Nigerian company from audited accounts to a filed return — CIT, the 4% development levy, capital allowances and all.

  Intermediate · 6 weeks · ~5 hrs/week · Free

• VAT & the New E-Invoicing Regime (Nigeria 2026)

  Master VAT under the Nigeria Tax Act — and get ready for the e-invoicing system that is now mandatory for large taxpayers.

  Intermediate · 5 weeks · ~5 hrs/week · Free

• Sports Betting: Odds, Risks & the Business

  Understand the maths behind the odds, dodge the scams, and see the real business inside the betting shop — with clear eyes, not "sure odds".

  Beginner-friendly · 4 weeks · ~3 hrs/week · Free

• Personal Finance for Nigerians

  Know your real numbers, budget on an income that never behaves, and stop the leaks — including the loan apps.

  Beginner-friendly · 5 weeks · ~3 hrs/week · Free

• Crypto & Forex: Literacy and Scam Protection

  Understand what crypto and forex actually are, why the maths punishes most retail traders, and how to take apart every scam that uses their names — before your money leaves your hand.

  Beginner-friendly · 5 weeks · ~3 hrs/week · Free

• Investing for Everyday Nigerians & the Dangote Refinery IPO

  Grow money on a normal Nigerian salary — treasury bills, bonds, funds, NGX shares — and apply for the Dangote Refinery IPO without being scammed.

  Beginner-friendly · 6 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free

• Forex in Nigeria: Markets, Trading Mechanics & Careers

  From the CBN's screen to the aboki's kiosk to a MetaTrader ticket: how the naira and the world's currencies are priced and traded, what the rules allow, how retail trading really works — and the careers, on desks and independent, that pay for this knowledge.

  Beginner-friendly · 8 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free

• Oil & Gas Accounting Assistant (Nigeria)

  The accounting that only exists in oil and gas: cash calls, liftings, cost oil, dollar books, hydrocarbon tax — and how to get hired doing it.

  Intermediate · 7 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free

• Construction Accounting Assistant (Nigeria & Global)

  Job costing, work in progress, progress billing and retention — the accounting that decides whether a profitable builder survives, taught for Nigeria and for the international standards.

  Intermediate · 7 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free

• KYC & AML Compliance Analyst: Onboarding, Monitoring and Reporting in Nigerian Financial Services

  The analyst's job at a Nigerian bank, fintech or insurer: the law and the FATF, customer due diligence and tiered KYC, beneficial ownership, risk rating, PEPs and sanctions, transaction monitoring, alert investigations, suspicious transaction reports and the ethics of compliance.

  Beginner-friendly · 6 weeks · ~4 hrs/week · Free