Glossary
Upwork
A freelance platform where clients hire and pay through the site. Money sits in your Upwork balance until you withdraw it. Nigerians usually withdraw to a dollar account or a local bank. Each route has its own fee and waiting time.
Glossary
A freelance platform where clients hire and pay through the site. Money sits in your Upwork balance until you withdraw it. Nigerians usually withdraw to a dollar account or a local bank. Each route has its own fee and waiting time.

Every way Upwork will pay a Nigerian freelancer, with the fee, the timing and the limit on each, plus an honest look at what the naira conversion costs on top.

The real ways to receive international payments in Nigeria, what each one costs, and which platforms won't let Nigerians sign up at all.