From Nothing to Something”: Roadside Cloth Seller Hits Jackpot, Flaunts His New Store in Video

Usman Ekukoyi, a Nigerian man shared a video showcasing how his business transformed
In a TikTok video, he showed how he started from small and worked so hard to make it in life
People online praised him for his resilience and hard work.

Usman who used to sell used clothes shared his inspiring story
In a recent TikTok post, he revealed how he started his business finance scratch and how God has helped him.

Years ago, Usman used to sell his clothes by the roadside at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).

Sometimes he would go as far as hawking the clothes around campus even to students’ hostels

In his words:
“I started from nothing, like from scratch. Days of missing classes, tests, to travel down to Lagos from FUTA to buy USED clothes just to sell in school. Days of trekking/hawking from hostels to hostels, omooooooooooo God is the greatest. That boy don turns to 2 big stores owner in Mandilas Lagos island.”