How much does Mai Shayi pay in Lagos Life?

Mai Shayi starts at ₦7,400 a shift as Tea Spot Hand and reaches ₦70,500 as Caterer to the Ministries. With 6 shifts a week that is ₦44,400 to ₦423,000 a week before tax.

What do you need to become a Tea Spot Hand?

Nothing. Open Phone → Jobs and apply; there is no skill requirement to start.

Which skill gets you promoted in Mai Shayi?

Cooking. The rank jumps ask for Cooking 1, 3, 5, 7 in turn, plus performance, shifts, Lagos Rep and days in rank. See how to level Cooking.

Where and when do Mai Shayi shifts happen?

At Federal Secretariat in Abuja, starting 08:00 for 8 hours, on Mon–Sat. You don't need to walk there: tap Go to work when the shift is due.

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Career · Abuja

Mai Shayi

Tea Spot Hand to Caterer to the Ministries at Federal Secretariat. Pays ₦7,400–₦70,500 a shift and ranks #21 of 33 careers by top pay.

In-game description

“Tea, bread and fried egg for the whole Federal Secretariat from the mai shayi's corner. From tea boy to the canteen everybody queues for. Shifts are in Abuja.”

Running a mai shayi tea spot outside the Federal Secretariat. Cooking-based, six days a week, and a fun local flavour job.

Pay grows 9.5× from the first rank to the last. At entry level, 6 shifts a week bring in ₦44,400, which covers 15 weeks of the cheapest Abuja rent (Single room, ₦2,800). At the top rank the same week is worth ₦423,000.

Rank ladder and pay

1Tea Spot Hand₦7,400₦44,400/wk
2Mai ShayiNeeds Cooking 1₦15,000₦90,000/wk
3Canteen CookNeeds Cooking 3 · Rep 3₦26,500₦159,000/wk
4Canteen ManagerNeeds Cooking 5 · Rep 6₦42,000₦252,000/wk
5Caterer to the MinistriesNeeds Cooking 7 · Rep 10₦70,500₦423,000/wk

Each rank has 3 grades in between with small raises. Degree holders earn a bonus on top: up to +20% for a First.

Best ways to train Cooking

Your career skill unlocks every rank jump.

Activity	Where	XP rate	Time	Cost
📝 Learn Mama's Ewedu Secret	Amala Shitta	×1.8	1h	₦200
🍪 Bake Chin-Chin	Home: 5-Burner Cooker & Oven	×1.4	50 min	Free
🥘 Egusi Soup & Eba	Home: Kerosene Stove	×1.3	1h 15m	Free
🥬 Efo Riro & Semo	Home: Kerosene Stove	×1.3	1h 10m	Free
🍛 Cook Jollof	Home: Kerosene Stove	×1.1	1h	Free
🐟 Titus Stew & White Rice	Home: Kerosene Stove	×1.1	1h	Free

Other Cooking careers

Same skill, so your training carries over if you switch.

🍳Chef₦7,400 → ₦70,500 · Amala Shitta 🐟Bole & Fish₦7,400 → ₦70,500 · Mama Ibiba's Bole Spot

Questions players ask

Numbers come from the live game build and may change after updates.