How to Negotiate for a Higher Salary. Your Worth Your Words

Are you overdue for a raise but don't know how to ask?

You know that feeling when payday hits and instead of relief, you start doing math? Rent. Transport. Light. Food. And somewhere, you realise your salary has been the same for years while everything else is getting expensive.

You're not lazy or ungrateful. You've taken on more, shown up harder, and trained people who now earn close to what you do. You've just never been taught how to ask.

This is a practical guide written specifically for Nigerian professionals who are done waiting to be noticed and ready to go get what they're owed. It gives you the exact scripts, the evidence-building strategy, and the mindset shift to walk into that conversation and walk out with a win.

You'll know exactly what to say when you request the meeting. What to say when you present your case. What to say when your boss hits you with "the budget is tight" or "we pay everyone the same." And yes, what to say when they pull the "after everything we've done for you" card.

There's even a full chapter for women navigating the extra layer of complexity that comes with asking for more in Nigerian workplaces. Because the same ask, from a woman, often lands differently and this book doesn't pretend otherwise.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Know with confidence whether you have a real case for a raise
• Build an airtight "Evidence File" with quantified wins and market salary data
• Request the meeting and open the conversation without making it awkward
• Use ready-to-go scripts adapted for Nigerian professional culture
• Respond strategically when your boss says "not now" without burning bridges
• Navigate the unique challenges women face when negotiating in Nigerian workplaces

By the time you finish, you won't just feel ready. You'll be ready.

Your money doesn't negotiate itself. But after this, you will.