🇳🇬 Coverage · Nigeria

Verifying people in Nigeria.

18 checks, one request shape, billed in USD. Everything below runs against a licensed source and comes back in the same envelope — the answer, a match score where there is a name to match, and the provider that gave it.

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Confirm who someone is

  • BVN lookup

    Fetch the Bank Verification Number record and match it to the details you hold.

    You need: BVN · name and date of birth optional

    You get: Name, date of birth, phone, photo, match score

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  • BVN validate

    Lighter, cheaper yes/no: does this BVN belong to this name and date of birth?

    You need: BVN, first name, last name, date of birth

    You get: Match verdict per field

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  • NIN slip

    The NIN slip record, including the slip document itself.

    You need: NIN

    You get: Name, date of birth, gender, phone, marital and employment status, height, residence, slip PDF

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  • NIN lookup (advanced)

    Everything in the basic lookup plus where they were born, live and come from, and their next of kin.

    You need: NIN

    You get: Basic record, birth/residence/origin, next of kin, optional tax ID

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  • NIN lookup (premium)

    The fullest NIN record: demographics, profession, previous names and addresses, signature and height.

    You need: NIN

    You get: Everything in advanced, plus title, height, signature, profession, education, religion, languages and previous details

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  • NIN lookup

    Fetch the National Identification Number record.

    You need: NIN · name optional

    You get: Name, date of birth, phone, address, photo, match score

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  • Phone number lookup

    Who a Nigerian phone number is registered to.

    You need: Phone number

    You get: Name, date of birth, gender

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  • Age verification

    Is this person over a threshold age? No full record returned.

    You need: BVN or NIN · threshold (default 18)

    You get: Verified yes/no and age

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Check credit & affordability

  • Credit score

    The bureau score with its band and an explanation.

    You need: Ghana Card or BVN · consent

    You get: Score (300–850), band, interpretation

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  • Credit summary

    A one-page picture of every account: active, closed, arrears, judgements, dishonoured cheques.

    You need: Ghana Card or BVN · consent

    You get: Account counts, outstanding debt, monthly instalments, risk flags

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  • Repayment history

    Month-by-month repayment behaviour per facility.

    You need: Ghana Card or BVN · consent

    You get: Timeline per lender, overdue months, on-time rate

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Verify a business

  • Company registry (CAC)

    Confirm a Nigerian company exists, is active and who directs it.

    You need: RC number · company name optional

    You get: Company name, type, status, registration date, address, directors, name match

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  • Tax number (TIN)

    Fetch a Nigerian company’s tax identification number from its CAC registration.

    You need: RC number

    You get: Company name, TIN, company type

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Verify where someone lives

  • Address verification (individual)

    Send an agent to confirm someone actually lives at the address they gave you. Takes days, not seconds — you get a reference to collect the result with.

    You need: Mobile number · full name · street, LGA and state · consent

    You get: A reference to poll; once the visit is done: captured photos, GPS location, a neighbour reference and the agent’s comments

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  • Address verification (business)

    Send an agent to confirm a business trades at the address it gave you.

    You need: Business name and phone · owner name and mobile · street, LGA, city and state · consent

    You get: A reference to poll; once the visit is done: photos, GPS location, a neighbour reference and comments

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  • Collect an address visit

    Fetch the result of an address verification once the agent has been.

    You need: The reference from the address check

    You get: Status, applicant details, photos, GPS location, neighbour reference and comments

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Verify a bank account

  • Resolve account (NUBAN)

    Whose account number is this, and does it match the name you have?

    You need: Account number, bank code · name optional

    You get: Account name, bank, name match

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  • Account KYC status

    The KYC tier and status of a bank account.

    You need: Account number, bank code

    You get: Tier, status

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