Accounting & Bookkeeping

What you'll learn

Course modules

1. 01

   What accounting actually is — the language of business

   Accounting is the language used to describe what's happening in a business — what it owns, owes, earned, spent. Once you can read it, you can understand any company on earth.

   ~15min
2. 02

   The accounting equation, debits & credits, and double-entry bookkeeping

   Double-entry is the 500-year-old invention that made modern accounting possible. Every transaction has two sides. Once this clicks, accounting stops being mysterious and starts being mechanical.

   ~17min
3. 03

   The five account types and the chart of accounts

   Every transaction in every business hits at least one of five account types. Understanding their structure — and the chart of accounts that organises them — is the foundation of every accounting system.

   ~15min
4. 04

   The accounting cycle — from raw transaction to financial statements

   The accounting cycle is the 9-step process every business follows to turn raw transactions into financial statements. Mastering it lets you take a shoebox of receipts and produce real management reports.

   ~16min
5. 05

   The three financial statements — P&L, balance sheet, cash flow

   These three reports tell you everything about a business's financial health. Together they answer: did we make money? what do we own and owe? and where did the cash actually go?

   ~17min
6. 06

   Day-to-day bookkeeping — invoices, receipts, reconciliation, the practical workflow

   Theory is one thing. Doing the actual job — capturing transactions correctly, reconciling banks, chasing receivables, surviving FIRS audits — is what bookkeepers and accountants get paid for.

   ~16min
7. 07

   Nigerian tax and compliance — VAT, WHT, CIT, PAYE, FIRS, regulatory environment

   Tax compliance is where Nigerian SMEs most often fail. Penalties are real and growing. This module covers every major tax, deadline, and compliance requirement.

   ~16min
8. 08

   Tools, careers, ethics, and what's next — building a career in accounting

   You've learned principles. This module is about practical reality: what tools to use, certifications that matter, what careers exist, and the ethical lines that protect (or end) careers.

   ~14min