Effective Date: July 13, 2026
Welcome to Nigeriawide.com, the premier digital business directory and media platform connecting local brands, small businesses, and corporate enterprises with nationwide consumers. Whether you are a local vendor looking to get your first 100 customers, an established corporate brand launching a nationwide campaign, or an event organizer driving ticket sales, Nigeriawide provides the targeted reach, search visibility, and marketing infrastructure you need to win the Nigerian market.
To ensure a safe, high-trust, and reliable environment for everyone, all promotional activities, directory listings, and media placements on our platform are strictly guided by the Advertising Policy detailed below. All commercial accounts, billing structures, and vendor profiles are secondary to our core Terms & Conditions. Furthermore, any consumer data captured or processed through your marketing assets must align perfectly with our platform Privacy Policy.
1. Introduction
This Advertising Policy outlines the standards and guidelines for all advertisements displayed on Nigeriawide.com, its associated web pages, mobile applications, newsletters, and any other digital properties operated by Nigeriawide.com. Our aim is to foster a trusted and valuable environment for our users while providing effective opportunities for advertisers.
By placing an advertisement with Nigeriawide.com, all advertisers agree to adhere to this policy. Nigeriawide.com reserves the sole right to accept, reject, or remove any advertisement at any time, for any reason, or no reason, in its absolute discretion. If you are ready to book a campaign or check our active slot availability, please visit our Advertise with Us page.
2. General Principles
- Integrity and Trust: All advertisements must maintain the highest standards of integrity and respect for our users. They must not be deceptive, misleading, exploit vulnerabilities, or cause distress.
- Relevance: We strive for advertisements to be relevant and valuable to our diverse Nigerian audience, aligning with the platform’s focus on people, places, activities, and latest developments across Nigeria.
- Legality: All advertisements must strictly comply with all applicable Nigerian federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as any relevant international laws.
- User Experience: Advertisements should not disrupt the user’s experience or interfere with the functionality of Nigeriawide.com. They must be clearly distinguishable from editorial content.
3. Prohibited Content
Advertisements must NOT contain, promote, or link to content that:
- Is Illegal or Unlawful: This includes, but is not limited to, illegal drugs, illegal weapons, counterfeit goods, or services that violate any laws.
- Is Discriminatory: Promotes discrimination, hatred, or violence based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic.
- Is Offensive or Harmful: Contains hate speech, promotes violence, incites hatred, or is otherwise objectionable, defamatory, threatening, or harassing.
- Is Misleading or Deceptive: Makes false claims, exaggerates results, contains unsubstantiated claims (especially related to health, financial products, or quick fixes), or uses deceptive tactics like “clickbait.”
- Is Exploitative or Abusive: Promotes self-harm, human exploitation, or depicts or encourages abuse of any kind.
- Is Adult or Obscene: Contains pornography, sexually explicit material, or promotes adult services.
- Infringes on Intellectual Property: Violates copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights of any third party. Stolen business profiles or copied creative designs will be flagged and deleted instantly.
- Violates Privacy: Collects personal information without explicit consent or violates data privacy laws under the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR).
- Is Irrelevant or Detrimental to Nigeriawide.com: Attacks or disparages Nigeriawide.com, its content, its brand properties, or its user community.
- Contains Malware or Viruses: Links to or contains any malicious code, spyware, or harmful software.[1]
🚫 Heavily Restricted Products & Services
- Weapons & Ammunition: Including firearms, knives, explosives, and related tactical components.
- Gambling/Betting: Unless explicitly pre-approved by Nigeriawide.com and demonstrated to comply with all relevant Nigerian licensing, National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) approvals, and responsible gaming regulations.
- Pyramid Schemes / Deceptive Multi-Level Marketing (MLM): Any scheme that promises high returns for recruitment, money-doubling, peer-to-peer gifting matrices, or unauthorized parallel-market currency trading.
4. Content Requirements & Guidelines
- Accuracy and Substantiation: All claims, promises, and offers made in an advertisement must be factual, accurate, and verifiable. Advertisers must be able to provide regulatory or operational substantiation upon request.
- Clarity and Distinction: Advertisements must be clearly distinguishable from editorial or user-generated content. Sponsored content, partner press releases, or native advertising must be prominently labeled as “Sponsored Content,” “Advertisement,” or similar.
- Professionalism: All ad creative (images, videos, text) should be of high quality, professionally presented, and free of grammatical errors or typos.
- Landing Pages & Link Containment: All links in advertisements must lead to functional, safe, and relevant landing pages that are directly related to the ad content. Landing pages must not lead to phishing sites, malware, or dead links. External automated WhatsApp links used to forcefully harvest consumer contacts are strictly banned.
- Privacy Compliance: Advertisers collecting user data through their ads (such as custom lead generation forms or tracking scripts) must clearly state their privacy policy and strictly comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Data harvested through our network cannot be sold, traded, or abused for unsolicited external spam.
- Children’s Protection: Ads targeted at or appealing to children must adhere to stricter regulatory guidelines regarding age-appropriate content, product types, and explicit data collection limits.
5. Advertising Rates & Packages
Nigeriawide.com offers a range of advertising opportunities to suit diverse needs and budgets. The rates listed below represent our standard structured baseline. Actual campaign performance may vary based on exact ad placement, seasonal adjustments, targeting parameters, and custom campaign requirements.
To view our interactive pricing dashboards, submit creatives, or activate your placements instantly, visit our official Advertise with Us hub.
6. Ad Review and Approval Process
All ad submissions, graphics, and sponsored copy are subject to our manual review and approval process before publishing:
- Review Timeline: Manual review typically takes 2–3 business days.
- Modifications: We reserve the right to request adjustments to visual dimensions, text layouts, or compliance evidence (such as NAFDAC registration numbers, FCCPC licenses, or CBN documentation) prior to campaign activation.
- No Implied Endorsement: Approval and publication of an advertisement do not imply product endorsement or corporate validation by Nigeriawide.com.
- Continuous Auditing: We reserve the right to remove any ad placement or ban any directory listing—even if previously approved—for subsequent policy violations, deceptive landing page shifts, regulatory interventions, or verified negative impacts on our users.
7. Advertiser Responsibilities
Advertisers are solely and legally responsible for:
- Legal Compliance: Complying entirely with this policy, ARCON advertising codes, consumer protection acts, and all applicable local laws.
- Rights & Licensing: Obtaining all necessary intellectual property rights, trademarks, copyrights, and commercial licenses for the creative elements within their ad content.
- Product Integrity: Ensuring the ongoing accuracy, safety, and legality of their ad content and advertised physical products or digital services.
- Landing Page Audits: Constantly monitoring their external redirect destinations and landing pages to ensure they remain fully functional, safe, secure, and contextually relevant.
8. Disclaimers & Rights Reserved
- Third-Party Content Liability: Nigeriawide.com explicitly disclaims any and all liability for third-party ad content, media claims, or directory listing accuracy.
- User Engagement Risk: We are not responsible for the business transactions, product distribution quality, or services provided by third-party advertisers. Users engage with, buy from, and hire platform advertisers entirely at their own risk.
- Policy Amendments: This policy may be updated periodically without prior notice to reflect changing regulatory landscapes across Nigeria. Advertisers are responsible for checking the latest active version.
- No-Refund Policy: All platform advertising sales, banner bookings, sponsored post distribution, and annual directory plans are strictly final and non-refundable once activated online.
9. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How long does it take for my business profile listing to become active?
Free and paid listings are submitted immediately to our verification system. Our manual compliance audit process usually takes 2–3 business days to complete. Once verified, your details will be fully searchable nationwide.
Can I change my website links or banner designs mid-campaign?
Yes. Paid account holders can submit creative updates or change landing page destination URLs directly through their advertiser dashboard. Revised visual banners or destination links will undergo a standard safety review before going live.
What happens if my advertising submission is rejected?
If an entry conflicts with our Prohibited Content guidelines, our support desk will issue an automated notification detailing the issue. You will receive specific compliance advice to help you modify the submission for approval. Please note that subscription costs are strictly non-refundable for intentional fraud or repeat structural policy violations.
10. Contact Information
For direct ad placement inquiries, current rate confirmations, custom media kits, or to report a fraudulent advertiser violating our terms, contact our compliance team:
- 📨 Email: advertise@nigeriawide.com
- 💬 WhatsApp: +234 806 501 1968
- 📍 Address: Lagos, Nigeria