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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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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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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.

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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.

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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
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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

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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.
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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
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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₦
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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.

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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.

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

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Settled intoJohn Doe Trading Ltd · Naira account 0000 000 000
Receiptsent to the buyer
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It lands already reconciled.Matched to the order, receipt issued, and in your books before you have looked at it.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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Japa & diaspora

Importing a tokunbo car: a worked cost example

A labelled, line-by-line example of what a used car from abroad costs to land in Lagos: price, shipping, duty and levies, clearing, and registration.

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Pryme editorialJapa & diaspora desk · 19 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
The short answer

In our labelled example, a used car bought abroad for ₦9 million, shipped and insured for ₦2.4 million, ends up costing about ₦18 million on the road in Lagos, because Customs duty, levies and VAT add roughly ₦5.1 million and clearing, port charges and registration add about ₦1.5 million more. The duty is 20% of the CIF value, with a 7% surcharge on the duty, ETLS, CISS, the NAC levy and 7.5% VAT on top; your own figure depends on the car's value and Customs' assessment on the day.

Why the price abroad is only about half the story

"Tokunbo" cars, used vehicles imported from abroad, look cheap on a US or UK auction site. The surprise comes at the port. Nigeria charges duty and several levies on the landed value of the car, then VAT on the total, and on top of that you pay a clearing agent, terminal and shipping-line charges, transport from the port and state registration. This article walks through one example from purchase to plates so you can test your own numbers before you bid.

The charges and where the rates come from

DHL's Nigeria import guide (25 June 2026) sets out the general structure: duty on the CIF value, a 7% surcharge on the duty, a 0.5% ETLS levy on CIF, a 1% CISS levy on FOB value, and 7.5% VAT on CIF plus duty and the other charges. For cars, Legit.ng's 2026 breakdown (27 August 2026) gives import duty at 20% of CIF and adds the National Automotive Council (NAC) levy and a "green tax" by engine size: 0% under 2,000cc, 2% from 2,000cc to 3,999cc and 4% from 4,000cc. That report contradicts itself on the NAC levy, giving cuts both to 5% and to 10% from 1 July 2026, so our example uses 10% to stay on the cautious side.

ChargeRate usedCharged onSource
Import duty20%CIFLegit.ng, Aug 2026
Surcharge7%Import dutyDHL, Jun 2026
NAC levy10% (example; reports conflict)CIFLegit.ng, Aug 2026
ETLS levy0.5%CIFDHL, Jun 2026
CISS1%FOBDHL, Jun 2026
Green tax2% (2,000cc to 3,999cc)CIF assumedLegit.ng, Aug 2026
VAT7.5%CIF plus all the aboveDHL, Jun 2026

The worked example, line by line

Example car: a 2.5-litre saloon within the age limit, bought at an overseas auction. All naira amounts are examples.

StageLineAmount (example)
AbroadPurchase price (FOB)₦9,000,000
AbroadOcean freight to Lagos₦2,250,000
AbroadMarine insurance₦150,000
CIF value₦11,400,000
CustomsImport duty 20% of CIF₦2,280,000
CustomsSurcharge 7% of duty₦159,600
CustomsNAC levy 10% of CIF₦1,140,000
CustomsETLS 0.5% of CIF₦57,000
CustomsCISS 1% of FOB₦90,000
CustomsGreen tax 2% of CIF₦228,000
CustomsVAT 7.5% of ₦15,354,600₦1,151,595
Customs subtotal₦5,106,195
PortClearing agent's fee₦500,000
PortTerminal and shipping-line charges₦700,000
PortTransport from port₦150,000
AfterCustoms status check on CVMS₦15,000
AfterRegistration, plates and papers₦100,000
Example total on the road₦17,971,195

Checking the arithmetic

  • CIF: ₦9,000,000 + ₦2,250,000 + ₦150,000 = ₦11,400,000.
  • VAT base: ₦11,400,000 + ₦2,280,000 + ₦159,600 + ₦1,140,000 + ₦57,000 + ₦90,000 + ₦228,000 = ₦15,354,600; 7.5% of that is ₦1,151,595.
  • Customs subtotal: ₦2,280,000 + ₦159,600 + ₦1,140,000 + ₦57,000 + ₦90,000 + ₦228,000 + ₦1,151,595 = ₦5,106,195.
  • Post-customs costs: ₦500,000 + ₦700,000 + ₦150,000 + ₦15,000 + ₦100,000 = ₦1,465,000.
  • Total: ₦11,400,000 + ₦5,106,195 + ₦1,465,000 = ₦17,971,195.

In this example, the car costs almost exactly twice its auction price by the time it is registered. If the NAC levy turns out to be 5% rather than 10%, the levy falls by ₦570,000 and VAT by ₦42,750, saving ₦612,750.

The checks that matter more than the maths

  • Age. Peoples Gazette reported in May 2023 that used vehicles manufactured more than 12 years ago were placed on the import prohibition list. Confirm the current limit before buying (see age limit for imported cars).
  • Valuation. Customs values the car by its VIN; if the auction price is far below that value, duty is worked out on Customs' figure, not yours.
  • Papers. The Guardian reported in October 2025 that Customs' Vehicle Verification Management System lets you enter a VIN and pay ₦15,000 by card to see the vehicle's status and duty payment information. Use it before you buy a car already in Nigeria, too.
  • Port delays. Demurrage and storage charges grow by the day if documents are incomplete, which is why agents ask for everything before the ship arrives.

Steps from bid to plates

  1. Check the age limit and the car's VIN history before bidding.
  2. Get a written freight and insurance quote to Lagos (Apapa, Tin Can or another terminal).
  3. Appoint a licensed customs agent; Customs publishes lists of active and blacklisted agents on its website.
  4. Have the agent run the duty estimate on the VIN before the car ships.
  5. Pay duty through the official Customs channel and keep every receipt.
  6. Collect the car, check it on CVMS, then register it with your state's motor licensing authority.

Where Pryme fits

Auction and freight payments are usually in dollars or pounds, while duty and port charges are in naira. A Pryme account holds USD, GBP, EUR and NGN with local details for each (multicurrency), and Swap converts only when you choose, with the rate shown first. For saving towards the purchase, see how to save to buy a car in Nigeria.

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to clear a car at Lagos port?

It depends on Customs' valuation. In our labelled example, a car with a ₦11.4 million CIF value attracted about ₦5.1 million in duty, levies and VAT, plus about ₦1.5 million in agent, port, transport and registration costs.

What is the import duty on used cars in Nigeria in 2026?

Legit.ng reported in August 2026 that import duty is 20% of CIF, with a 7% surcharge on duty, ETLS 0.5%, CISS 1%, the NAC levy, a green tax by engine size and 7.5% VAT on the total. Reports conflict on the NAC levy, so confirm with your agent.

Is VAT charged on imported cars in Nigeria?

Yes. VAT at 7.5% is charged on the CIF value plus duty and the other levies, according to DHL's June 2026 Nigeria guide, so it is the last line in the calculation.

How do I check customs duty was paid on a tokunbo car?

Customs' Vehicle Verification Management System lets you enter the VIN and pay ₦15,000 to see status and duty payment information, as reported in October 2025.

Sources

  1. DHL: How to calculate import duties in Nigeria (25 Jun 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. Legit.ng: Full breakdown of duties, taxes and levies Nigerians pay to import cars in 2026 (27 Aug 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  3. Peoples Gazette: FG bans importation of vehicles above 12 years (1 May 2023) · accessed Oct 2026
  4. The Guardian Nigeria: Nigerians to verify imported vehicles' status digitally with N15,000 (22 Oct 2025) · accessed Oct 2026
  5. Nigeria Customs Service: CET tariff page · 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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