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208 verified resources for building in Nigeria.

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208
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75
Last verified
28 Aug 2026

Quidax

APIs

Crypto exchange whose free, no-auth USDT/NGN ticker serves as a live parallel-market FX proxy (tracks parallel within ~5–8 NGN).

Use app.quidax.io, not api.quidax.com (SSL error).

Docs live
FX
Verified Aug 2026Free (no auth)

Roqqu

APIs

Lagos-founded (2018) crypto exchange (~1.7M users) whose Roqqu API Services let merchants generate wallets, send/receive tokens and price markets across BTC, ETH, Tron, BNB, USDT (TRC20), XRP and more, plus fiat rails, BVN/NIN verification and bill/airtime/data VTU.

Docs live
Approval required
FX / Crypto
Verified Aug 2026

Seamfix

APIs

Biometric-first KYC provider with an enterprise focus and government contracts.

Docs gated
Approval required
KYC / Identity
Verified Aug 2026

Seerbit

APIs

Multi-channel payment provider supporting web, USSD and bank payments, with regional expansion. SDKs in JS, PHP, Python and Java.

Docs live
Payments
Verified Aug 2026~1.5% domestic / transaction

Sendbox

APIs

Lagos-first, nationwide logistics/delivery API with the best docs in the category. Node.js SDK.

Docs live
Logistics
Verified Aug 2026

Sendchamp

APIs

Africa-focused (Lagos + Delaware) multi-channel communications API for SMS, WhatsApp, voice, email, USSD and multi-channel OTP/verification. Single integration covers several channels; API reference on readme.io with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Docs live
Telecom
Verified Aug 2026Pay-as-you-go; WhatsApp ~N2.75/msg in Nigeria, free signup

Sendstack

APIs

Sendstack provides a RESTful logistics API for creating and tracking deliveries, managing partners, wallet balances, drops and webhooks across multiple delivery providers. Documentation lists production and sandbox base URLs with app_id and app_secret header authentication.

Docs live
Approval required
Logistics
Verified Aug 2026

Shiip

APIs

Lagos-focused logistics/delivery provider with a live API.

Docs live
Logistics
Verified Aug 2026

Shipbubble

APIs

Multi-carrier shipping aggregator with a live API. Node.js SDK.

Docs live
Logistics
Verified Aug 2026

Spitch

AI

Spitch is a Lagos-based voice-AI company (founded Oct 2024) providing ASR (speech-to-text), TTS (text-to-speech) and translation APIs/SDKs for Nigerian languages (Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Nigerian-accented English, plus Amharic) so teams can add local-language voice to call centres, media and learning tools.

Docs live
Paid only
Speech (ASR/TTS)
Verified Aug 2026Usage-based API with $1 free credit for new developers; per-second/per-word rates

Squad (GTBank)

APIs

Bank-backed (GTBank) payment gateway with strong NUBAN support. SDKs in JS and PHP.

Docs live
Payments
Verified Aug 2026~1.5% domestic / transaction

States/LGAs JSON

Datasets

Zero-dependency JavaScript package (naija-state-local-government) providing Nigerian states, LGAs and senatorial districts; some versions add wards and polling units.

Docs live
Geographic
Verified Jun 2026Free (npm)

Sudo Africa

APIs

Issuing and Banking-as-a-Service provider focused on virtual cards.

Docs live
Open Banking
Verified Aug 2026

TRCN Teacher Verification

APIs

The only official Nigerian government education API: verifies teacher registration status. No API key required, returns JSON. Awareness is very low.

Docs live
Government
Verified Aug 2026Free

Termii MCP

MCP

Community MCP server with 8 tools for SMS, OTP and voice.

Docs broken
Telecom
Verified Aug 2026Open-source

Terminal Africa

APIs

Logistics aggregator combining 51 carriers behind a single live API.

Docs live
Logistics
Verified Aug 2026

VTU.ng

APIs

Nigerian VTU/bill-payment aggregator exposing a RESTful API for airtime, data, electricity, cable TV (DStv/GOtv/Startimes), betting account funding and recharge-card (ePIN) printing. API requires a Reseller-role account with tiered KYC limits and supports IP whitelisting.

Docs live
Approval required
Bills / VTU
Verified Jun 2026Reseller/API pricing; requires a Reseller account

VerifyMe

APIs

Nigerian-founded KYC provider covering NIN, BVN, DL, passport and voter, with telco data coverage and field-agent address confirmation. Docs only, no published SDK.

Docs live
Approval required
KYC / Identity
Verified Aug 2026

Ward Boundaries (GRID3)

Datasets

Ward boundary polygons in GeoJSON/SHP, no auth.

v1.0 covers all states (approximate); high-accuracy v2.0 covers only 15 of 36 states.

Docs live
Geographic
Verified Aug 2026Free

WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020

Datasets

Gridded population count raster for Nigeria at ~100m (3 arc-second) resolution, 2020, in GeoTIFF, UN-adjusted and constrained to building footprints. Single-file download ~58.67 MB from WorldPop (University of Southampton), CC BY 4.0.

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Geographic
Verified Aug 2026Free / CC-BY 4.0

Yoruba Speech-Text Parallel Corpus

Datasets

Large Yoruba parallel speech-text corpus of 1,647,022 audio-text pairs (~21.5 GB, WAV) aligned with the MMS-300M Forced Aligner for ASR and TTS, with clips of 0.04-12 seconds.

Docs live
Speech
Verified Aug 2026Free / CC-BY 4.0

Youverify

APIs

KYC provider covering NIN, BVN and a 300M+ global database. The only provider that explicitly states NDPC compliance (as of June 2026). Its passport API is disclosed as unstable.

Passport API flagged as unstable by the provider.

Docs live
Approval required
KYC / Identity
Verified Aug 2026

allnigeria-api

Tools

JavaScript package providing Nigerian states, LGAs, wards and polling units as JSON.

Docs live
Libraries
Verified Jun 2026Open-source (npm)

eBills Africa

APIs

Nigerian VTU/bill-payment platform with a RESTful API (JWT bearer auth) for buying/reselling airtime, data, electricity, cable TV (DStv/GOtv/Startimes), betting-account funding and recharge-card (ePIN) printing. Provides wallet-balance, variation, verification, requery and webhook endpoints.

Docs live
Approval required
Bills / VTU
Verified Jun 2026Reseller/API pricing; free reseller account