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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
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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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Eva, the assistant that runs a Pryme accountEvayour assistant
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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
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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

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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Exporting used cars to Nigeria: age limits and duty

The age rule for used cars shipped to Nigeria, where sources disagree, and how duty, the import levy cut from July 2026, surcharges and VAT add up.

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Pryme editorialDiaspora desk, trade · 24 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
The short answer

Nigeria prohibits used vehicles above an age limit counted from the year of manufacture, but published sources disagree on the number: the US trade.gov guide (updated April 2025) says 15 years, while 2026 reports say 12, so confirm with the Nigeria Customs Service before you buy. Duty is 20% of the CIF value, and from 1 July 2026 the import levy on used vehicles was cut from 15% to 5%, with a surcharge, ETLS, CISS and 7.5% VAT on top.

Shipping a used car from the UK, US or Canada to a buyer or relative in Nigeria can make sense, but only if the car is allowed in and the charges at Lagos are priced in from the start. Two things decide that: the age rule and the duty calculation. Both changed or were restated in 2026, and published sources do not all agree, so this guide shows what each says.

The age limit: check before you buy

Nigeria's import prohibition list bars used vehicles older than a set number of years from their year of manufacture. The figure differs by source:

SourceDateAge limit stated
US International Trade Administration, Nigeria prohibited importsUpdated 10 Apr 2025Above 15 years from year of manufacture
Legit.ng, Nigeria car import rules 202618 Aug 2026More than 12 years from year of manufacture

We could not open the Nigeria Customs Service's own import list during research for this article. Because the cost of getting it wrong is a car that cannot be cleared, treat the stricter figure as the safe one until your clearing agent shows you the current Customs notice. Count from the year of manufacture on the VIN plate, not the model year or first registration. The 2026 reports also say vehicles must generally be left-hand drive; confirm that too. Other banned items are covered in the import prohibition list guide.

How the charges are built

Customs values the car on its CIF value (cost, insurance and freight to the Nigerian port), converted to naira at the CBN rate on the day of assessment. Charges then stack on that value:

ChargeRateBaseSource
Import duty20%CIFDHL Nigeria; Tin Can Customs (2024)
Import levy, used vehicles5% from 1 Jul 2026 (was 15%)CIFArise News, 3 Jul 2026, citing the NCS notice
Surcharge7%DutyDHL Nigeria, 25 Jun 2026
ETLS (ECOWAS levy)0.5%CIFDHL Nigeria
CISS1%FOBDHL Nigeria
Green tax surchargeReported 2% for 2,000–3,999cc, 4% for 4,000cc and aboveUnclearLegit.ng (secondary); NCS notice gave no rates per Arise
VAT7.5%CIF plus duty and leviesDHL Nigeria

For brand-new vehicles the levy fell from 20% to 10% and for electric vehicles to 0%, according to the same July 2026 report. The full method for other goods is in how Nigeria Customs calculates duty.

Worked example (illustrative)

A used 2,500cc SUV with an FOB value of ₦9,000,000 and a CIF value of ₦10,000,000, assuming the levy and green tax are charged on CIF:

ItemCalculationAmount
Duty20% × ₦10,000,000₦2,000,000
Surcharge7% × ₦2,000,000₦140,000
Import levy5% × ₦10,000,000₦500,000
ETLS0.5% × ₦10,000,000₦50,000
CISS1% × ₦9,000,000₦90,000
Green tax (if 2% on CIF)2% × ₦10,000,000₦200,000
VAT7.5% × ₦12,980,000₦973,500
Total charges₦3,953,500

That is about 40% on top of the CIF value, before port, terminal, shipping-line and agent charges. The bases of some charges are reported inconsistently, so ask your agent for a written assessment for your exact VIN.

Returning home with a car is not duty-free

A common assumption is that a car shipped as part of a move home escapes duty. The Tin Can Island Port Command's spokesperson, quoted by TheNigeriaLawyer on 31 December 2024, cited the ECOWAS CET 2022–2026 schedule: baggage of Nigerian citizens who have lived abroad for at least nine months is duty-free, but the concession explicitly excludes vehicles and goods meant for sale. In the case reported, a returnee's 2024 SUV was assessed at 20% duty, the then 20% levy for a new vehicle, and 7.5% VAT. Budget for full duty whether the car is for your own use, a relative or a buyer.

If you are shipping a car to sell in Nigeria as a business, the same charges apply, and the margin depends on the naira rate on the day of assessment, which you cannot fix in advance. Price with a cushion for exchange-rate movement and for delays at the port, which add storage charges; see avoiding demurrage at Lagos ports.

Before and after shipping

  1. Confirm the year of manufacture and the current age limit with a licensed clearing agent.
  2. Get a written duty estimate for the exact VIN from your agent, not a dealer's guess.
  3. Ship with the title, bill of sale and export documents from your country, which may need the car to be cleared for export there first.
  4. Choose a licensed agent; see checks before hiring a clearing agent.
  5. After clearance, the buyer can check the vehicle's status and duty paid on the Customs Verification Management System, which the Guardian reported charges a ₦15,000 verification fee per VIN.

Where Pryme fits

Duty and port charges are paid in naira. A Pryme Business Account lets you move the money from GBP, USD or EUR into naira when you choose, with the rate and fee shown before you approve on Swap, and pay the agent from an account with a verifiable receipt for each payment.

Questions people ask

What is the age limit for used cars imported into Nigeria?

Sources disagree: the US trade.gov guide says above 15 years from year of manufacture is prohibited, while 2026 reports say 12 years. Confirm the current Customs notice before buying.

How much is duty on a used car in Nigeria in 2026?

Import duty is 20% of CIF, and the used-vehicle levy fell to 5% from 1 July 2026, with a 7% surcharge on duty, ETLS, CISS and 7.5% VAT on top.

How do I check if a car's duty was paid in Nigeria?

Customs launched the Customs Verification Management System, where you enter the VIN and pay a verification fee, reported as ₦15,000.

Can I import a right-hand drive car into Nigeria?

2026 reports say vehicles must generally be left-hand drive. Confirm with Customs or a licensed agent before shipping.

Sources

  1. trade.gov: Nigeria prohibited and restricted imports · accessed Oct 2026
  2. Arise News: Nigeria cuts vehicle import levies, launches green tax policy, 3 Jul 2026 · accessed Oct 2026
  3. DHL: How to calculate import duties in Nigeria, 25 Jun 2026 · accessed Oct 2026
  4. Legit.ng: Nigeria car import rules 2026, 18 Aug 2026 · accessed Oct 2026
  5. TheNigeriaLawyer: Tin Can Customs on returnee vehicle duty, 31 Dec 2024 · accessed Oct 2026
  6. The Guardian: Nigerians to verify imported vehicles status digitally · 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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