Online shopping sites in Nigeria

Posted by Felix Okoli on July 30, 2012 at 03:40:05:

Nigerians are getting used to the internet and when it comes to shopping, it's something they also love doing. There are not that many online shopping sites in Nigeria but there seem to be a growing number of them. You can buy a variety of such items from these online stores, expect delivery by a courier service or do a pickup, make payment by cash or card and doing it conveniently.

With the growth in internet usage as well as websites, there are now a couple of local Nigerian websites where you can stay at home to shop, pay and then have your items shipped to your doorstep. It really works like that and that's the beauty of online shopping

Some Online Nigerian shopping websites I know of
www.kalahari.com.ng
www.gafunk.com
www.slotsystems.biz
www.shopaholicng.com
www.234world.com
www.buyright.biz
www.yesidefashionstore.com
www.flegz.com
www.nigeriaonlineshop.com
www.naijastyles.com
www.sellbuynigeria.com
www.walahi.com - a bookstore
www.awoofshop.com
www.bringitbay.com - Shop internationally and get it in Nigeria
www.quickteller.com - bills such as PHCN, Airtime top ups and DSTV

What you will need to shop at online stores in Nigeria
- A debit or naira credit card(backed by your bank account or credit) e.g Visa, Mastercard, Interswitch ATM or
- Internet connection
- Shopping account

How to pay
When shopping on most Nigerian websites, they do offer a variety of payment options after you must have placed you order and these includes:

- Online card payment using ATM debit cards, Visa or Mastercard
- Bank deposit
- Bank transfer eg using internet banking
- Cash payment on pickup or delivery

Tips for staying safe
- Only use your cards when shopping at trusted sites with https security
- Stay with sites you already trust
- Deal with only registered companies
- Avoid using public internet services or sharing your online password