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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.
Open a personal account How we keep your money safe
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
Done
Move ₦100,000 to your Rent Box?Keeps ₦127.9m liquid · earns 18% p.a.
Approve
Paid Ikeja Electric₦18,400 · token sent by SMS
Done
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
Review
Received $2,400From a client · USD account
Done
Swap $200 → £—?Rate locked for 30 s
Approve
Paid the light bill at home₦18,400 · Ikeja Electric
Done
Keep $1,000 liquid, save the rest?$1,400 → Flexible Box
Approve
Held a £2,000 transferNew payee · needs you
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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
Locked rates30 s
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🇬🇧 1 GBP—
🇪🇺 1 EUR—
The rate you see is the rate you get.
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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
Say “Hey Pryme”🎤
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
‹···
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.

Read the API
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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Student costs near Onitsha: UNIZIK Awka and daily commuting

A monthly budget for a UNIZIK student living in Awka or commuting from Onitsha: hostel booking, rent, transport, food and data, with labelled examples.

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Pryme editorialEducation desk · 19 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
The short answer

A UNIZIK student's monthly costs depend mainly on whether they live in a university hostel, rent near the Awka campus, or commute from family in Onitsha. Hostel places are booked and paid for on the university's hostel portal through Remita, with the current charges shown there; for everything else, the labelled example budgets below show how food, transport and data add up.

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has its main campus in Awka, a short intercity road trip from Onitsha that can stretch with traffic on the expressway. Many students from Onitsha families weigh the same question every session: is it cheaper to live in Awka, or to stay at home and commute? This guide works through hostel booking, private rent near campus and the daily commute, with labelled example budgets.

Option 1: a university hostel

UNIZIK's Student Affairs Unit sets out the hostel process (UNIZIK, Apr 2026):

  1. Go to the hostel portal at hostels.unizik.edu.ng and create an account with your registration number.
  2. Log in and pay the hostel form and service charge.
  3. Reserve a space: choose hostel, floor, room and bed.
  4. Generate a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) for the accommodation fee and pay it.
  5. Return to the portal and confirm the allocation shows on your dashboard.
  6. Print your receipts, go to the Student Affairs Office for verification, complete hostel registration and collect items such as a mattress.

The university notes that allocation is first come, first served and that reservations without complete payment may be released. The document does not state fee amounts; the portal shows the current form, service and accommodation charges. Have the money ready before the portal opens, because spaces go quickly.

Option 2: renting near campus

Students who do not get a hostel place, or prefer more space, rent rooms or self-contain flats in areas around the Awka campus. Rents are usually paid yearly in advance, often with agent charges on top. There is no official survey of off-campus rents; get quotes from several landlords and agents, and check water, power and security before paying. Sharing a flat with one or two course-mates is the most common way to cut the cost.

Option 3: commuting from Onitsha

Living with family in Onitsha removes rent but adds daily transport and time. The NBS Transport Fare Watch put the average intercity bus fare at ₦8,108.81 a trip in February 2026 and the average within-city bus fare in the South-East at ₦1,116.10 (The Guardian, Apr 2026). The Onitsha to Awka journey is a short intercity route and typically costs much less than that national intercity average, which includes long trips; ask regular commuters for the current fare. Add a keke or bus at each end.

Example monthly budgets

Example only. Figures are illustrative for October 2026 and exclude tuition and one-off hostel or rent payments.

ItemHostel in AwkaCommuting from Onitsha
Food₦60,000₦30,000 (meals at home, lunch on campus)
Drinking water, 4 bags a month at ₦450₦1,800₦900 (2 bags)
Transport₦10,000 (keke on campus and in town)₦88,000 (22 days × ₦4,000 return)
Data and airtime₦8,000₦8,000
Toiletries and laundry₦8,000₦5,000
Books, printing and handouts₦10,000₦10,000
Total per month₦97,800₦141,900

Check, hostel: 60,000 + 1,800 + 10,000 + 8,000 + 8,000 + 10,000 = 97,800. Commuting: 30,000 + 900 + 88,000 + 8,000 + 5,000 + 10,000 = 141,900; transport is 22 × 4,000 = 88,000. The water price comes from residents quoted by Ripples Nigeria, who reported a bag of water at ₦450 in Anambra (Ripples Nigeria, undated). In this example, commuting costs about ₦44,100 a month more, before counting two to three hours a day on the road. Over a nine-month academic year that is ₦396,900, which may exceed a year's hostel charges; compare against the portal's current fees.

Ways to keep costs down

  • Apply for a hostel the moment the portal opens and pay in full straight away.
  • Cook in groups where hostel rules allow; buying foodstuff weekly at a market is cheaper than buying daily.
  • If commuting, travel with a regular driver or group to agree a steady fare.
  • Buy data in larger monthly bundles rather than daily ones.
  • Use the library rather than printing everything.

One-off costs at the start of a session

The monthly figures above leave out the costs that arrive together at resumption. Plan for them separately, ideally saving through the long vacation:

  • Hostel form, service and accommodation charges on the portal, or a year's rent and agent charges off campus.
  • Bedding, a bucket, cooking items where allowed, and a reading lamp or rechargeable fan for power cuts.
  • Departmental and faculty dues, which are separate from university charges; ask your course representative for the official list.
  • Textbooks and a calculator or laptop for courses that need them.

Paying fees safely

Pay university charges only through the official portal and Remita, using the RRR generated for you. Do not pay a "staff member" or "agent" who offers to secure a hostel space for extra money; the process above is the only official route. Keep every receipt until you have finished verification at Student Affairs.

For costs in the city itself, see the cost of living in Onitsha and transport in Onitsha.

Where Pryme fits

Parents abroad can hold money in GBP, USD or EUR in a Pryme account and Swap to naira when a fee is due, seeing the rate first and the fee on its own line; students can buy airtime and data in the app and keep a monthly allowance in a Flexible Savings Box. See also paying school fees in Nigeria from abroad.

Questions people ask

How much is UNIZIK hostel fee?

The university's hostel portal shows the current form, service and accommodation charges. Its published process does not state amounts, so check the portal when it opens.

How do I apply for UNIZIK hostel?

Create an account on hostels.unizik.edu.ng, pay the form and service charge, reserve a bed, generate a Remita RRR, pay the accommodation fee, confirm allocation and complete clearance at Student Affairs.

Is it cheaper to live in Onitsha and go to UNIZIK daily?

Not always. In our illustrative example, commuting adds about ₦44,100 a month in transport over a hostel, plus hours on the road each day.

How much does a UNIZIK student spend per month?

In our illustrative examples, about ₦98,000 a month in a hostel and ₦142,000 commuting from Onitsha, excluding tuition and rent.

Sources

  1. UNIZIK Student Affairs: Hostel Application Process (PDF, uploaded Apr 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. The Guardian Nigeria: NBS Transport Fare Watch, February 2026 (1 Apr 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  3. Ripples Nigeria: Anambra's water crisis, billions spent yet residents struggle (undated feature) · 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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