The Smartest Way to Collect Money for Your Event in Nigeria

Organising an event in Nigeria almost always involves at least two jobs: planning the event itself, and managing the money for it. The second job is often harder.

You share your account number to a group. People transfer at different times, in different amounts, sometimes with their name in the narration and sometimes not. You are reconciling a bank statement at 11pm the night before the event trying to figure out who has paid and who is still pending.

The standard process and where it breaks

The bank account sharing method works eventually, but it has clear failure points. People send the wrong amount. Some forget entirely and need three reminders. Others genuinely cannot remember if they paid or not. And the person organising it is now also a full-time accountant.

Ajo groups and committee collections run into the same problem at scale. The coordinator holds everyone's trust and everyone's money, often in their personal account, which is uncomfortable for all parties.

What a digital event collection looks like

When you create an event on Giftinz, you get a link. You share that link with your guests instead of your account number. Each person who clicks it sees the event, contributes directly through the platform, and gets a confirmation. You see every contribution in real time with the contributor's name attached.

• No more bank statement reconciliation
• No contributions arriving anonymously with nothing in the narration
• Guests can see the running total and contribute without you chasing them
• The money goes to the event, not your personal account
• You have a complete record after the event — who gave what, when

The sprayboard on the day

Beyond the collection, once your event is live, guests who attend in person or join remotely can spray directly on the day. The sprayboard at the venue shows every spray as it happens. Your name. Their name. The amount. The shoutout message. All live, all on the big screen.

People who could not attend can still spray from anywhere in the world. Their name still goes up on the screen. They are still part of the celebration. That inclusion — which was simply not possible with cash — is one of the most meaningful things a digital event platform can offer.

After the event

When the event is over, you have a full record of everything collected. Who sprayed, how much, any charity split if you set one up, and the full payout to your account. No manual reconciliation. No missing naira. Just a clean end to the event and a record you can actually use.