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Money with a heartbeat.

Meet Eva, the assistant inside the Pryme app. She opens accounts, moves money, saves toward your goals and follows up. Nothing leaves your account without your approval.

Meet Eva, the assistant inside the Pryme app. She holds dollars, pounds, euros and Naira side by side, swaps at a locked rate, pays bills in any of them and sends anywhere, asking before anything moves.

HomeEvery currency, every Box and every card on one screen.
Chat with EvaTell her the goal. She handles the steps and asks before anything moves.
Savings BoxesFlexible, Fixed, Investment and Interest-free, side by side.
Create a BoxPick the type, name the goal. Eva works out what to move, and when.
LoansSpaces credit and Salary Advance. Draw only what you need.
Invite friendsThree friends, ₦50,000 each, and ₦20,000 lands with you.
YouEva’s voice, your plan, your address and every security control.
Duress signalA word that looks normal on screen while your people are alerted.
Chat with EvaTell her the goal. She handles the steps and asks before anything moves.
Swap at the live rateOr name the rate you want and she swaps the moment it lands.
One card, every currencySpend from whichever balance suits, and freeze it from the app.
What Eva may do without askingStanding permissions, a voice, and a record of every rule you have given her.
Receipts anyone can verifyRegular or certified statements, e-signed and checkable by whoever receives them.
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Pryme app: Home
Pryme app: Chat with Eva
Pryme app: Savings Boxes
Pryme app: Create a Box
Pryme app: Loans
Pryme app: Invite friends
Pryme app: You
Pryme app: Duress signal
Pryme app: Chat with Eva
Pryme app: Swap at the live rate
Pryme app: Multicurrency card
Pryme app: What Eva may do without asking
Pryme app: Receipts and statements
MoneyAgentsApprovalAgentsEvery currencyYour approval

Open an account. Get money to spend.

Global money. Intelligent growth.

We give you a limit to spend at the shops and services you already use — and an account that works on your month while you get on with it. Dollars, pounds and euros sit beside your Naira, and an assistant handles the running of it, asking you first every single time.

One global account for your money and business. Move across currencies, automate everyday operations and put AI agents to work — with you in control of every important decision.

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Personal · the app in your hand
Salary landed₦920,000 from John Doe Ltd · Naira account
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Move ₦100,000 to your Rent Box?Keeps ₦127.9m liquid · earns 18% p.a.
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Paid Ikeja Electric₦18,400 · token sent by SMS
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Swap $200 → ₦310,000?Rate locked at ₦1,550 for 30 s
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Held a ₦150,000 transferNew payee · unusual hour · needs you
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Received $2,400From a client · USD account
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Swap $200 → £—?Rate locked for 30 s
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Paid the light bill at home₦18,400 · Ikeja Electric
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Keep $1,000 liquid, save the rest?$1,400 → Flexible Box
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Held a £2,000 transferNew payee · needs you
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500,000+customers, personal and businessScan to get the app
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Regulated partnersEvery currency held with a licensed institution in its market
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Eva, the assistant that runs a Pryme accountEvayour assistant
The Chief of Staff agent on a Pryme Business AccountDanielChief of Staff
The Finance agent on a Pryme Business AccountBenFinance
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Inside a mandate you write. Every action logged.
Multi-currency30 currencies on one balanceFlip
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Business Account

Open an account. Get customers.

Your competitor down the road sells the same thing you sell. The difference is who walks in. We put money in people’s hands that can only be spent in businesses like yours — and then we point them at you.

The Pryme Business home page: three currency balances on one account, the money actions, five agents working and a live stream of what they have done
Business · the page your team signs into
Spaces · Nigeria

We hand the customer the money. It can only be spent with you.

You are not borrowing. You are selling to somebody who already has the money — and that money can only be spent with a business like yours.

The business · Pryme Business
johndoe.mypryme.com · Spaces

Spaces Showing 30 days

Spaces is onshoppers near you can see your shop
Spaces brought you · 30 days ₦2,578,550.00 104 sales from 71 shoppers ▼ 4% on the period before
Where the money came from
91% shoppers who had been in before 9% first visit to your shop
21 of 71 came back more than once Average basket ₦24,793.75 Biggest shopper ₦142,300.00
24 Jul returningnew to you 22 Aug
Money on its way to you confirmed at the counter · on its way to your Naira account
Confirmed at the counter ₦47,150.002 sales today · final the moment they paid
Sales of 23 Aug₦90,9503 sales · confirmed
Sales of 24 Aug₦196,2005 sales · confirmed
Sales of 25 Aug₦47,1502 sales · confirmed
nothing for you to do · it arrives on its own
Lands in your NGN account ₦334,300.0010 sales in flight
The shopper · Pryme app
4:34
‹
BorrowLoans
SpacesSalary Advance
Spaces credit₦21,450 available
Repay ₦78,550
₦78,550 in use₦100,000 limit
Hold 25% · repay 2 more early to drop to 20%

₦100,000 from day one · agreement v2.1 · 12 Aug · View

Near youCategories 9Your loans 9
🛒Grocery / Retail4 places
🍽Eateries / Restaurants4 places
💊Pharmacies3 places
🎬Movies & Cinema3 places
🚌Transport3 places
💇Spa’s & Saloons3 places
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HomeBoxes CardsYou
Freeto join, nothing monthly. You are in the app the day you switch it on.
You get paidthe sale settles into your Naira account. Nobody to chase.
Zero riskwe carry the credit, whether or not the shopper repays us.
You growfaces that had never been to your shop — and most come back on their own.
The account

One account. Every currency you trade in.

Pryme Business4 currencies · one ledger
Base
₦127,328,879.23NGN · Nigerian Naira
$1,240.00USD · US Dollar
£480.00GBP · Pound Sterling
€310.00EUR · Euro
  • A named Naira account with Solid Allianze MFB — NDIC insured, your business name on it.
  • Real details abroad. A US account number, a UK sort code, an IBAN for the euro area.
  • Every currency has its own statement — regular or certified, with a code anyone can verify.
Swapping · in the app
4:34
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Current account · NGN ₦127,328,879.23
SwapBoth balances move at once, on one ledger
Fill it inAsk Eva
$1 = ₦1,650.00
FromNGN ▾
250,000Available ₦127,328,879.23
ToUSD ▾
151.52after swap $1,391.52
Rate$1 = ₦1,650.00
Fee—
You get$151.52
NowWhen it hits

Eva waits for your rate and asks before she moves anything.

Target rate
$1 =1,585.00₦
Set the watch
Pryme Pay

Take money on your site, or on a checkout of your own.

No card, no OTP, nothing for the buyer to type in. They transfer from the bank app they already use, and the money lands in the same account your agents are running — already matched to the order, already in your books.

Pay from your bank app

We give the buyer a one-time account number. They transfer to it from any bank app or by USSD — no card, no OTP, nothing to type in.

Get the account number
  • Card details are never asked for, so they cannot leak.
  • The account is used once, then it closes.
  • Held with a licensed bank, insured by the NDIC.
Transfer exactly this amount

To this account, from any bank app. We watch it, and the page updates itself.

Send exactly₦26,767.50Copy
BankSolid Allianze MFB
Account number0000 000 000Copy
Account namePRYME / JOHNDOE‑ORD1042
Watching the account — nobody has to confirm anything.
Payment received

₦26,767.50 from GTBank · John D., matched to order ORD‑1042.

OrderORD-1042
Settled intoJohn Doe Trading Ltd · Naira account 0000 000 000
Receiptsent to the buyer
Get your receiptRun it again
Your checkout, your brand.On the site you already have, in your colours, on your own domain — or on a page we host for you.
A link for anything you sell.One price, one buyer, one link — sent on WhatsApp, Instagram or email, and paid the same way.
It lands already reconciled.Matched to the order, receipt issued, and in your books before you have looked at it.
Business Account

A team you did not have to hire.

Five agents come with the account. Each one has a job description, a budget and a ceiling you set. They do the work and bring it to you — nothing leaves the account without your signature.

CS Chief of Staff Runs the week

Knows what is stuck, who is waiting and what you promised — and keeps all three moving.

Booked a meeting with John Doe Foods for Thursday 11:00.
FI Finance Watches the money

Keeps the books as you trade and tells you the moment something does not add up.

Flagged a duplicate — invoice DP‑11908 was already paid in July.
COCompliance Keeps you inside the rules

Holds every filing to its own clock and screens names and payments against your policy — and logs what it refuses.

Screened 412 payments overnight and refused two of them.
SA Sales Chases what is owed

Goes back to the buyers who went quiet, with the receipt already attached.

Recovered ₦410,000 across three overdue invoices.
SU Customer Support Answers your customers

Replies, follows up on what they asked for and hands you only the ones that need you.

Resolved 4 conversations — two deliveries, one refund.
Every agent prepares and proposes. You are the only one who can approve.
Build on Pryme

Our rails, under your product.

Issue a dedicated Naira account number to each of your own customers, collect into it and reconcile against it. The same rails the Business Account runs on, with the licence behind them.

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Pryme Business

One business account. Every currency you trade in.

Dollars, pounds and euros beside a Naira account, on one ledger and one set of books. Five agents come with it and run the account — nothing leaves without your signature.

The Pryme Business home page: Naira, dollar and pound balances on one account, the money actions, five agents working and a live stream of what they have done
Business · the page your team signs into

A team you did not have to hire

Five agents come with the account. Each has a job description, a budget and a ceiling you set. They do the work and bring it to you — they propose, you approve.

CSChief of Staff Runs the week

Knows what is stuck, who is waiting and what you promised, and keeps all three moving.

Booked the quarterly review with your auditor for Thursday.
FIFinance Watches the money

Keeps the books in every currency you hold and flags the moment something does not add up.

Flagged a duplicate — invoice DP‑11908 was already paid in July.
COCompliance Keeps you inside the rules

Holds every filing to its own clock and screens names and payments against your policy — and logs what it refuses.

Screened 412 payments overnight and refused two of them.
SASales Chases what is owed

Goes back to the buyers who went quiet, with the invoice and the receipt already attached.

Recovered $12,400 across three overdue invoices.
SUCustomer Support Answers your customers

Replies, follows up on what they asked for and hands you only the ones that need you.

Resolved 4 conversations — two deliveries, one refund.
Every agent prepares and proposes. You are the only one who can approve.
Open a business account

Ten years, one trunk

The business has changed shape four times and never changed what it was rooted in. Each version was built out of what the last one could not do.

2016E-commerce

An online grocery store, built out of a faulty tab. Selling the food was the easy part — taking the money for it, and moving it, turned out to be the business.

2018OjirehPrime Card

A prepaid card. The first time the company issued rather than resold, and the first time it carried the obligations that come with holding somebody else’s money.

2020Microfinance bank

PrymeSolid Allianze acquired — an existing bank with an existing licence. The perimeter stopped being someone else’s to draw.

2023Multicurrency

More than one currency on one balance, and the rebrand to Pryme. A Nigerian business could hold dollars without holding a second institution.

2026Agentic operations

Accounts that do the work rather than only hold value. Five agents on the account, inside a policy you write — which is where the new mark starts.

Questions

The things people ask us first.

What is Pryme?

Pryme is a financial technology company. It gives people and businesses in Nigeria one account that holds Naira alongside dollars, pounds and euros, and a set of agents that do the running of it — keeping the books, chasing what is owed, answering customers and paying bills. Nothing leaves an account without the owner’s approval.

Can I hold dollars, pounds and euros in a Pryme account?

Yes. A Pryme account holds Naira, US dollars, pounds sterling and euros side by side on one ledger, each with its own account details — a Nigerian account number, a US account number, a UK sort code and an IBAN for the euro area. You can swap between them at a rate you set, and every currency has its own statement.

What is Spaces?

Spaces is available in Nigeria. It gives a shopper money to spend that can only be spent with a participating business. The business is paid into its Naira account whether or not the shopper repays, because Pryme carries the credit. For the business it is free to join, there is nothing monthly, and the customer’s identity is never shown — only a reference and what it is worth.

What do the agents on a Pryme Business Account do?

Five agents come with the account. The Chief of Staff runs the week and keeps what is stuck moving. Finance watches the money and keeps the books as you trade. Compliance keeps the filings on time and screens what moves. Sales chases what you are owed. Customer Support answers your customers and follows up. Each has a job description, a budget and a ceiling you set, and each one proposes rather than acts — nothing leaves the account without your signature.

How does Pryme Pay work?

Pryme Pay takes payments on your own site or on a checkout page you control. The buyer is given a one-time account number and transfers to it from any bank app or by USSD — no card, no OTP, nothing to type in. The money lands in the same account your agents are running, already matched to the order and already in your books.

What are Savings Boxes?

Savings Boxes are separate pots inside a Pryme account, held in Naira. Flexible Boxes can be withdrawn at any time, Fixed Boxes hold to a date, Investment Boxes hold for longer, and Interest-free Boxes earn nothing by design. A business can use them to ring-fence payroll and the tax it withholds, so that money cannot be spent by accident.

Who holds my money, and is it protected?

Pryme is a financial technology company, not a bank. Accounts and deposits are provided by Solid Allianze Microfinance Bank Limited, which is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria and is a member of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Can I build on Pryme?

Yes. Pryme Rails lets a platform issue a dedicated Naira account number to each of its own customers, collect into it and reconcile against it, over one API — the same rails the Pryme Business Account runs on.

What is Pryme?

Pryme is a financial technology company. It gives you one account that holds US dollars, pounds sterling and euros beside Naira, with an assistant that runs the account for you and asks before anything moves. Accounts are provided in Nigeria today, and further markets open as each licence lands.

Can I open a Pryme account from outside Nigeria?

Accounts are provided in Nigeria today, subject to verification and approval. Foreign-currency balances are held and converted inside that account, so you can hold, receive and swap dollars, pounds and euros wherever you are.

Which currencies can I hold with Pryme?

Naira, US dollars, pounds sterling and euros, side by side on one ledger. Each has its own details — a Nigerian account number, a US account number, a UK sort code and an IBAN for the euro area — and each has its own statement.

How do I send money to Nigeria with Pryme?

Swap at a rate you set rather than the rate of the day, then send to any Pryme username or to a Nigerian bank account. There is no fee to send to another Pryme account.

What does the assistant do?

Eva is the assistant inside the Pryme app. She opens accounts, moves money, saves toward your goals, pays what is due and follows up what is owed to you — and asks you before anything moves.

What is Pryme Rails?

Pryme Rails lets a platform issue a dedicated Naira account number to each of its own customers, collect into it and reconcile against it, over one API — the same rails the Pryme Business Account runs on.

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Cost of living in Jos: what a month costs in 2026

What a month in Jos costs in 2026: rent, food, transport, JED power and cold-season extras, with worked budgets for a single worker and a family of four.

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Pryme editorialCities desk, Jos · 19 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
The short answer

A modest month in Jos for a single worker can be planned at around ₦180,000 to ₦220,000 and for a family of four at around ₦400,000 or more, depending mostly on rent and electricity band; these are labelled worked examples, not official figures. Food staples are relatively cheap on the Plateau (NBS recorded white garri in Plateau at ₦517.94/kg in April 2026, the lowest of any state), while JED power ranges from ₦39.90 to ₦209.50 per kWh by band.

Jos has a reputation as a cheaper place to live than Abuja or Lagos, and for food that is borne out by official data. Rent, power and transport vary a lot by area and by electricity band, and the cold season brings its own costs. This guide pulls together what can be sourced and sets out two worked budgets you can adjust to your own situation.

Food: what official data shows

The National Bureau of Statistics publishes a monthly Selected Food Price Watch. Its April 2026 report, as reported by ThisDay, put the national average for white garri at ₦808.96 per kg, with Plateau the lowest of any state at ₦517.94. National averages for other staples that month included brown beans at ₦1,338.93 per kg and tomatoes at ₦1,177.92 per kg. Tomato prices swing sharply with the season: Daily Trust reported baskets at Farin Gada market at around ₦3,000 to ₦5,000 in February 2025 during a glut, against ₦26,000 to ₦100,000 in June 2024. Check the latest NBS report for current figures.

Rent

Jos rents are agreed privately and usually paid a year or more in advance. There is no official rent survey for Jos. In the worked budgets below we use example annual rents of ₦600,000 for a self-contained room and ₦1,500,000 for a two-bedroom flat, then divide by 12; your actual figure may be higher or lower. For area-by-area detail, see rent prices by area in Jos.

Electricity

Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) prices depend on your band. NERC's July 2025 order for JED, the latest we found when checking in October 2026, sets non-maximum-demand tariffs of ₦209.50/kWh for Band A, ₦63.26 for Band B, ₦52.83 for Band C, ₦40.12 for Band D and ₦39.90 for Band E. As an example, a household using 150 kWh a month pays about ₦9,489 on Band B (150 × ₦63.26) but about ₦31,425 on Band A (150 × ₦209.50). See JED tariff bands.

Transport

Most people in Jos get around by shared taxi, minibus, tricycle or motorcycle, and fares change with fuel prices, so we do not quote a fare table here. A simple way to budget is to count trips. As an example, a worker making two trips a day to work at ₦500 each, 22 working days a month, spends ₦22,000 (2 × ₦500 × 22), plus perhaps ₦8,000 for weekend and market trips, giving the ₦30,000 used below. Living within walking distance of work or school is one of the biggest savings available in Jos. For route-by-route detail, see transport fares in Jos.

Worked budget: single worker

Item (illustrative)Monthly (₦)
Rent: self-contained room (₦600,000 a year ÷ 12)50,000
Food and household items60,000
Transport (shared taxi, bus or motorcycle)30,000
Electricity (about 100 kWh on Band B)6,326
Phone and data8,000
Water, refuse and sundries10,000
Savings and emergencies20,000
Total184,326

Every line except electricity is an example; the electricity line uses the NERC tariff (100 × ₦63.26 = ₦6,326). The national minimum wage is ₦70,000 a month under the 2024 amendment, and Plateau's governor approved its implementation for state civil servants in November 2024. A worker on the minimum wage could not cover this budget alone, which is why shared rooms, family support and a second income are common. See jobs and salaries in Jos.

Worked budget: family of four

Item (illustrative)Monthly (₦)
Rent: two-bedroom flat (₦1,500,000 a year ÷ 12)125,000
Food and household items150,000
Transport and school runs40,000
Electricity (about 150 kWh on Band B)9,489
School costs spread monthly50,000
Phone, data and TV15,000
Water, refuse and sundries15,000
Health and savings30,000
Total434,489

The same family on a Band A feeder using the same 150 kWh would pay ₦31,425 for power, raising the total to ₦456,425. School fees vary enormously; see school fee ranges in Jos.

Cold-season extras

From about November to February, Jos households commonly add heating, warm clothing and more health spending. As an example, one 2,000-watt heater for four hours a day uses about 240 kWh over 30 days, roughly ₦15,182 on Band B or ₦50,280 on Band A. Our guide to cold season costs in Jos shows a full add-on budget.

What to check first

  • Your electricity band, before you agree a rent: it can change your power bill threefold.
  • How many years of rent the landlord wants upfront, and any agent fees.
  • Transport routes from the house to work and school.
  • The latest NBS food price report for Plateau.

Where Pryme fits

Pryme's Naira Savings Boxes let you set aside rent and school money each month so that annual payments do not land all at once; rates are shown in the app. Bills such as electricity, airtime and data can be paid in the app, and a Personal Assistant can remind you before they are due, with nothing paid until you approve.

Questions people ask

Is Jos cheaper than Abuja?

For food staples, official data suggests so: NBS recorded Plateau garri at ₦517.94/kg in April 2026, the lowest of any state. Rent and transport depend heavily on area.

How much do I need to live in Jos monthly?

As a worked example, about ₦184,000 for a single worker in a self-contained room on Band B power, and about ₦434,000 for a family of four in a two-bedroom flat. Adjust for your rent and band.

How much is electricity in Jos per unit?

Under NERC's July 2025 order for JED, ₦209.50/kWh on Band A, ₦63.26 on Band B, ₦52.83 on Band C, ₦40.12 on Band D and ₦39.90 on Band E for non-maximum-demand customers.

What is the minimum wage in Plateau State?

₦70,000 a month, the national minimum wage set in 2024. Plateau's governor approved its implementation for state civil servants in November 2024.

Sources

  1. ThisDay: NBS food prices increase in April 2026 (2 Jun 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. Daily Trust: Tomato glut crashes prices (15 Feb 2025) · accessed Oct 2026
  3. NERC: July 2025 Supplementary Order to MYTO 2024, Jos Electricity Distribution Plc (ORDER/NERC/2025/065) · accessed Oct 2026
  4. PaySpace: Nigeria National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024 · accessed Oct 2026
  5. Arise News: Plateau State approves immediate implementation of N70,000 minimum wage (14 Nov 2024) · accessed Oct 2026

This article is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice. Products described are provided under the terms on this site and are subject to regulation and eligibility.

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