David’s Guide to Open a Legitimate PayPal Business Account in Nigeria

We've been waiting for the day we'll be able to receive money into our PayPal Account from Nigeria without restriction or gaming the system. As at 2010, Nigeria was still banned/blacklisted from having a PayPal account.

I remember in 2014, when PayPal announced that Nigerians can open PayPal account, but with an unbearable limitation. This type of account can only be used to buy things online or send payments to other PayPal accounts, which basically made the account useless to Nigeria folks who run business online (I included).

Finally the wait is over, the door is now open! No more struggle, no more holdup, no more limitation.

Nigerian businesses owners cam now take advantage of this development to improve on productivity and sales in businesses by
accepting PayPal payment on your business website as well as your business partners and customers.

If you're a blogger or Niche Site owner, you can now use PayPal to accept payments from advertisers or sponsored posts publishers. So also Freelancers can now use PayPal to receive payments from their clients and customers.

The moment it became official that we can now operate a PayPal business account in Nigeria, I went ahead to setup mine and took it upon myself to compiled the process and show you how. Here's my guide on how to open a fully functional and legitimate Nigeria PayPal business account that accept payments from your websites or blogs.

Simple Steps on How to Open PayPal Account in Nigeria

To open Nigerian PayPal business account that accept payment simply follow the instructions below:

Step 1

Go to PayPal Business registration page (use that particular link) and once on the registration page, type in your correct Email address and click “Next” button

Step 2

At this stage, you'll have to make sure you fill the signup form with authentic and accurate information, once you're good, accept the agree to the User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Continue.

Step 3

Here you'll need to select your business type and the category that best describes your business and maybe add your website address if you like.

Step 4

Add up your account holder's information (date of birth…) and click “Submit”

Step 5

Provide more details about your organization (a short questionnaire about tax return) and click “Continue” now you'll have to Certify and submit your application.

After which -You are done with this phase.

Step 6

Looking at the image above, you'll notice you're required to confirm your email address. By now you would have received the verification email.

Step 7

Now open the email with the subject “Confirm your email”, click on “Confirm your email” and follow other instructions.

Step 8

Congratulations, you now have a Nigerian Business PayPal account and should see your dashboard like below.

NOTE: You are required to completely setup your Nigerian Business PayPal account. Like adding your bank account, and debit/credit card, (which your card will be charged $1.95 USD to make sure it's yours. The money will be refund within 24 hours after your card has been confirmed)

How to Accept Payment with Nigeria Business PayPal Account.

I will update this part of the article later today. Kindly check back later…

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