A digital lifestyle app for consumers in Nigeria that combines a mobile wallet with cinema and live event ticketing, bill payments, airtime, and in-store payments.

Nairabox Product Overview

Is Nairabox Right for You?

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Best For

  • Nigerian moviegoers
  • Live event attendees

What It Does Well

  • Movie ticket booking
  • Event ticket booking

Things to Check

  • Supported cinemas list
  • Event coverage

About Nairabox

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Nairabox is a digital lifestyle mobile app for consumers in Nigeria that combines a mobile wallet with entertainment and event services.

Key capabilities include:

  • Cinema and live event ticketing: Buy digital tickets for cinemas and live events, use barcode-based entry, and transfer tickets to other users.
  • Wallet payments and transfers: Purchase airtime, pay bills (such as utilities and internet), send money to other users, and make donations.
  • In-store payments: Pay at participating retailers, with support for offline payments and merchant acceptance via scan-to-pay.
  • Lifestyle add-ons: Discover events (concerts, festivals, sports, amusement parks), access a cinema subscription (up to four movie tickets monthly for a flat fee, for example N2000), and order food delivery from select restaurants (notably Lagos Island).

Available on Android and iOS.

It primarily serves individual consumers who want one app for entertainment purchases and everyday payments, and also supports merchants that accept in-store payments.

Notable in the Nigerian market for pioneering barcode e-ticketing in 2015 (which later became widely adopted), and for launching Nigeria’s first cinema subscription service in 2021. It also reports partnerships with 13 commercial banks, Visa, and Mastercard.

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Wakilojere390

NG · 2 reviews

Jun 1, 2026

I started using Nairabox mainly for movie tickets, but it has become my go-to app for events too. The booking process is smooth, and I like that I can pay directly without stress.

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Nairabox Funding History

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Nairabox has 1 recorded funding event. The latest was Merger / Acquisition in Oct 2025.

Total Raised:
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Latest Round:
Merger / Acquisition

Nairabox Investors & Funding Rounds

Acquired by Wakanow in 2025Read about this acquisition

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Frequently Asked Questions About Nairabox

Nairabox is a Nigerian digital ticketing and lifestyle platform for booking event tickets, movie tickets, sports, food, and airtime top-ups. Users access it via app or website to purchase tickets and subscriptions, such as Nigeria's first cinema plan allowing four movies monthly for a flat fee.

The pricing depends on the service purchased, such as event tickets, movie tickets, subscriptions, or bill payments. Cinema subscription plans may be available at promotional rates.

Nairabox operates in Nigeria.

Yes, Nairabox has a mobile app available on Google Play for Android and an app for event organisers on the Apple App Store.

Nairabox is best suited for individuals seeking affordable access to movies, events, concerts, sports, food deals, and airtime in Nigeria.

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