Terms of Use
Draft — pending legal review. Version 2026-10-24. Last updated 24 October 2026.
1. What this platform is
NaijaShowcase is a free listing venue. We host property listings, photo galleries and template flyers that listers create. We are not a real-estate broker, agent or estate surveyor, we take no commission, and any sale, rental or other deal is between the lister and the buyer or renter. NaijaShowcase is run by an individual sole trader based in Nigeria (the “operator”). NaijaShowcase is not yet a registered company. In these terms, “we”, “us” and “NaijaShowcase” mean the operator. Payments for bookings are handled as described in section 1A below. You must be 18 or older to use NaijaShowcase.
1A. Payments
- Who receives your money. For listings that show “Payments collected by the operator”, you pay by bank transfer directly into the operator’s personal bank account. The operator receives the payment on behalf of the property manager. No one else on the NaijaShowcase team receives, holds or handles your money, and team members will never ask you to pay them.
- When a booking is confirmed. A booking request is not confirmed until the property manager approves the dates and price and the operator confirms that your payment has arrived.
- Payment details. After your booking is approved, we send you the account details privately by WhatsApp, including the name of the account holder (the operator’s legal name). That message is for you only. Payment details are never shown on public pages or in automated emails.
- Check before you pay. Check that the account holder name in your bank app matches the name in the payment message. If anything doesn’t match, or someone sends you different bank details, don’t pay; contact [email protected]. We never ask for card details, PINs or one-time codes.
- Cancellations and refunds. The operator handles all cancellations and refunds. If you cancel at least 48 hours before your check-in time, you get a full refund. If you cancel less than 48 hours before check-in, or don’t arrive, no refund is due. If the property manager cancels, or the property isn’t available as described, you get a full refund. To cancel, contact [email protected]; the time we receive your message is what counts. The operator returns refunds from the operator’s account to the account the payment came from. This policy is shown on your booking before you accept the price.
- Your agreement. A confirmed booking is an agreement to rent between you and the property manager. The operator provides the listing and booking service and, where stated, collects payment for the property manager.
2. Who may list
You may list a property only if you own it or are authorized by its owner to advertise it, and the details you give are true and up to date. You must tick a confirmation for this before submitting. We may ask for proof and may remove any listing at any time.
If you use the optional writing helper, the suggested text is generated automatically and may be wrong. You must check and correct it; you remain responsible for everything in your listing.
3. Photos
You may upload only photos you took or have the rights to use. By uploading you give us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to display them on this site and in flyers for your listing until it is removed. Do not include logos or watermarks of other agencies or websites, faces of other people or children, or house numbers or vehicle plates, unless you have the consent of the people concerned.
4. Fair housing and non-discrimination
Listings must not state or imply any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, familial status (for example, having children), disability, national origin or ethnic group. This follows the US Fair Housing Act, and we apply the same standard to every listing wherever the property is located. Wording such as "no kids", "Christians only" or "singles only" is automatically held for review and will not be published as written.
5. Title and documents — Nigeria and everywhere else
We do not verify title, ownership or documents (for example Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), Governor's Consent, survey plan, deed of assignment or excision). Buyers and renters must do their own due diligence with an independent lawyer and a registered surveyor, including searches at the relevant land registry, before paying any money. Listers must not claim that title or documents are "verified", "guaranteed" or similar. Such claims are flagged and held for review.
6. Review, moderation and takedown
We aim to review reports within 3 business days and unpublish clearly unlawful listings promptly.
Client submissions go to a review queue and appear publicly only after approval. Every listing has a "Report this listing" link. Reports go to the review queue, and listings found to be unauthorized, infringing, discriminatory, misleading or fraudulent are unpublished. Listers can ask for removal at any time through the same form or by contacting us.
6A. Spotlight
Spotlight listings are chosen free of charge by our editors at their discretion. Spotlight is not paid placement and is not an endorsement or verification of the listing.
6B. Messages between users
Messages to listers are passed on as-is; we are not party to any conversation or deal. Apart from booking payments made as described in section 1A, we never ask for payments or fees.
7. Prohibited use
No spam, fake or duplicate listings, scams, requests for upfront "inspection" or "agency" fees on our behalf, or unlawful content. We use rate limits and spam checks.
8. No warranty and limitation of liability
8. No warranty and limitation of liability. Listing on NaijaShowcase is free, and the service is provided "as is" and "as available". We do not check listings, people, prices, titles or documents, and we give no warranty about them. To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any listing, any dealing between users, or any indirect, incidental or consequential loss, including lost profits, lost deposits or loss of data. To the extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for any claim about the listing service is limited to NGN 50,000. For a booking where the operator collected your payment, the operator’s liability is limited to refunding the amount you paid for that booking where a refund is due under section 1A, plus any amount the law does not allow us to exclude. Nothing in these terms limits liability for fraud, for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot be limited by law, or your rights as a consumer.
8A. Governing law and disputes
8A. Governing law and disputes. These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The courts of Lagos State, Nigeria have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from these terms or the service. If you are a consumer, this does not take away any right you have under the law of the place where you live, including to bring a claim in your local courts or to complain to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Before going to court, please contact [email protected] so we can try to resolve the matter; we will respond within 14 days. There is no arbitration.
9. Contact
Questions, takedown requests, cancellations and refunds: [email protected] or the report form. See also the Privacy notice.
NaijaShowcase is run by an individual sole trader based in Nigeria. If you have a legal right to know the operator’s legal name and address (for example, to bring a claim or make a consumer or data protection complaint), email [email protected] and we will provide them.