Hire and pay employees in Nigeria, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Nigeria. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries. The average onboarding time frame in the Nigeria is 2 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Nigeria with Deel

Usually, to hire in Nigeria, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Now you can hire employees in Nigeria quickly, easily, and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.

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Currency
 Nigerian Naira (NGN)
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Capital Abuja​
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Official language English
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Nigeria built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Nigeria within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.

  • Industrial Training Fund
  • Pension Fund
  • Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)
  • Private Healthcare - AXA (mandatory)
  • Optional global health insurance - Allianz
  • Global Life Insurance - Allianz

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Nigeria

Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Nigeria

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage is NGN 70,000 per month.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 7% to 24%. Income tax is calculated based on income tax bands.

Gross Annual Income (NGN) Tax Rate (%)
Up to 300,000 7%
Up to 600,000 11%
Up to 1,110,000 15%
Up to 1,600,000 19%
Up to 3,200,000 21%
Over 3,200,000 24%
Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 12.0% of the employee salary.

  • Industrial training fund - 1.10%
  • Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund - 1.0%
  • Pension Fund - 10.0%
  • Life Insurance (GPA) - 1.8%

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Overtime payment is not mandatory. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. There are no maximum working hours. There is no rate of pay for overtime specified by law, rather it is based on the employer’s discretion. 

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.

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Download the complete guide to hiring in Nigeria

Hiring in Nigeria, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Nigeria with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Nigeria and 150+ countries.

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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13.9%

of employee salary