Choplife Moves into Itana Digital Free Zone in Nigeria

In Short

Choplife has moved into Itana’s digital special economic zone in Nigeria.

What Happened

Choplife moved or expanded its operations into Itana, Nigeria’s digital special economic zone.

Choplife is an entertainment and media company founded by Nigerian musician Mr Eazi. The company also works across technology, gaming, and intellectual property, which includes managing and monetising rights like music publishing and brand assets.

The shift mainly changes Choplife’s corporate and regulatory base. In plain terms, it is about where the company is “registered” and which rules and processes shape how it operates day to day.

Itana is pitching itself as a place where companies can run cross-border operations more easily from Nigeria. Cross-border operations means selling, paying suppliers, or moving money across countries with fewer steps and fewer compliance roadblocks.

Reports say Itana now hosts roughly 50 companies, since it became operational in September 2023. Itana’s CEO said Choplife’s move reflects a growing wave of companies building from the zone for a global audience.

Why It Matters

For startups and digital businesses, the hardest part of expanding across markets is often not product, it is operations. That includes getting approvals, opening accounts, handling foreign currency, and meeting different regulatory requirements.

A digital free zone is designed to reduce that friction by offering a tailored regulatory framework and services for international business. Itana has also promoted features like multicurrency accounts, which let firms hold and transact in more than one currency without constantly converting.

Choplife joining Itana is another signal that Nigerian founders are looking for structures that support global sales, partnerships, and payments from a local base. It also puts more attention on how special economic zones might shape the next phase of Nigeria’s tech and creative economy growth.

No new funding round for Itana was identified in the available coverage.