Perhaps the long awaited Nigerian version of Classifieds UK has launched today. The site named Classifieds Nigeria (still on Alpha) is a free classifieds site and Nigerian online marketplace where users can buy and sell items and goods from cars to clothing. The site has similar features with the UK’s Classifieds site and ClickNigeria, but has fewer categories compared to the UK’s site which has over 700 categories.

Classifieds Nigeria is a one stop online portal that allows users to easily find and get whatever they need in their everyday life. You can buy and sell laptops, cars, computers, electronics, clothes etc on the Nigerian free Classifieds site. You can easily browse, search or post a free ad, so your credit cards would be of no use on this site when you’re posting an ad.

People can also make friends in the dating/friends section by posting classifieds ads on what kind of person they are looking for and around which location. The dating angle is designed to be discreet and allows users to decide on the nature of the friendships they intend to establish.

While this would be a welcomed development for Nigerians all over the world to buy and sell items, it might be another marketplace for scammers such as the eBay case. But perhaps Classifieds Nigeria has a better way to deal with this inevitable trend in online market places.

Other Nigerian online marketplaces include firstnaija.com, ebuynigeria.com amongst others.

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