How to Send Money From Nigeria to Ghana with Bitnob

In 2022 the Ghana High Commission in Nigeria said there are over 5,000 Nigerians studying in tertiary institutions in Ghana. According to the 2021 Statista report there were 77,000 Nigerians in Ghana.  

It's interesting how it's still a challenge to send money from Nigeria to Ghana when the distance between one country to the other is almost 2000 kilometers or about a 30-minute flight.  

Existing remittance solutions haven't been too helpful in solving the problem of easily sending money to Ghana or other African countries. It’s either expensive, takes a long time to receive payment, or is a huge inconvenience. Some people have even fallen victim to scams trying to send money from Nigeria to Ghana.  

So if you’re…

• A parent who has been thinking of better ways to send money to your child in Ghana, or
• A friend who wants to send your bestie in Ghana some money, or 
• An avid shopper who wants to buy an item from Ghana to have it delivered to Nigeria,

 …we have the solution for you. 

Thankfully, there's now a simpler and faster way to send money from Nigeria to Ghana. 

Bitnob's transfer feature helps you send money to Ghana and 7 other countries just with a few taps. The person you send the money to receives it in their local currency directly into their mobile money wallet in Ghana. 

What this means is that you can use your Bitnob app to send money to someone in Ghana and they receive the money in Ghana cedis in their mobile money wallet. You don’t have to worry about how to convert the money from naira to cedis. Bitnob takes care of that for you. 

How to send money from Nigeria to Ghana 

Unlike Nigeria, in Ghana the use of the mobile money wallet (Momo) is quite popular. Every Ghanaian has a mobile money wallet and that makes doing transactions in Ghana quite convenient. 

To send money from Nigeria to Ghana with Bitnob all you need is the recipient’s mobile money wallet number and their full name. Once you have those details the next thing you need to do is follow these simple steps:

• Tap on the “Transfer” button on the Quick links section of the homepage

• Tap on “Transfer to Bank or Momo”

• Tap on “Change currency” and select Ghana cedis

• Fill out the amount you’d like to transfer, then tap on “Continue”

• Select the mobile money provider and fill out the details of the mobile money wallet of the recipient. If this person is someone you intend to send money often, then tap on “Save as beneficiary” to make make the person a beneficiary. 

• Tap on “Proceed to Transaction Note” to add a note.

• Review the transaction summary and then tap on “Proceed” to initiate payment to the mobile money wallet. 

Voila! You’ve successfully sent money to someone in Ghana using the Bitnob app. Sending money has never been this easy and seamless! 

In a few minutes, the recipient will receive the money you sent them. While they wait for the transaction to go through, you can send them a shareable receipt as evidence of payment.  

It’s important to note that the lowest amount you can send using the transfer feature at any given time is $2.  

Before making any transaction, you need to ensure that you have the amount you want to send in your USD wallet on Bitnob. If the balance in your USD wallet is not enough click here to learn how to fund your USD wallet. 

How else can you use Bitnob’s transfer feature?

If you’ve tried out the steps above, I’m sure this might have got you to start thinking of ways you can use Bitnob’s transfer feature. We’ve mentioned a couple of ideas in the introduction above, here are a couple of other ideas we think you should consider:

Pay for services rendered in Ghana

Imagine needing the services of people in Ghana but you’re unable to visit Ghana to physically pay them for services rendered. You can easily send your contractors money for their services using the Bitnob app. All you need are their names and their mobile money wallet number and you’re good to go. 

You not only save up on the cost of airfare, you no longer have to be physically present before your contractors are paid.  

The same goes for business owners who work with freelancers in Ghana. You can easily pay your freelancer who’s based in Ghana with their local currency using the Bitnob app. 

Buy items in Ghana and have them delivered to Nigeria

Came across a store online but the store is in Ghana? You can easily order that item, pay into their mobile money wallet and have the item delivered to you in Nigeria. 

This is also great for those who sell Ghanaian items in Nigeria. Now there’s an easier way to pay your Ghanaian suppliers from Nigeria with the Bitnob app.  

Travel to Ghana without needing to change money 

If you frequently visit Ghana or you’re thinking of going to Ghana on holiday, you no longer have to worry about how you’re going to change money at the airport. All you need to do is to fund your USD wallet on the Bitnob app, then you can use the transfer feature to pay for your taxi ride, hotel, and even food. 

This saves you all the trouble of carrying large sums of money on you. So long as you have your phone and the Bitnob app, you’re able to easily pay for anything while in Ghana, plus you’ll have the receipts of all your transactions. 

Would you give it a try?

In this article, you learned how to send money from Nigeria to Ghana with Bitnob’s transfer feature. We also shared some other ways you can use the Bitnob app in Ghana. Now you can easily send money to your loved ones in Ghana or even pay a vendor for their goods and services in Ghana. 

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