So there’s this project I’ve been working on restlessly for the past two weeks.
Then three days ago, I made one small mistake and it completely took away my sleep for those three days.
I was calling an API key from environment variables while also storing the key dynamically in the database through admin settings.
At some point, I wanted to trash the code and start afresh. I even tried a bunch of GitHub repos 😂
Then this evening, it finally hit me that I’d been doing the wrong thing. I checked again… and fixed it.
So PayPal is coming back to Nigeria 🇳🇬.
On one hand, it feels like good news.
If you’ve ever tried freelancing or running an online business, you know exactly how tough it’s been to get international payments.
PayPal was once a decent option, so yeah, people are buzzing about this.
But I totally get why a lot of Nigerians are pushing for a boycott. When they pulled out and restricted accounts, folks got stuck, money frozen, no real explanation. We scrambled, found workarounds, and built other ways to get paid for honest work. That bitterness doesn’t just vanish overnight.
Now the real question: do we even need them anymore?
Have better options popped up? And if not, what’s stopping us from having them?
That’s where the discussion needs to go. Instead of sitting around waiting for some foreign company to throw us crumbs, our local fintechs should level up. We’ve got talented developers, solid banks, and a huge digital market. We ought to handle sending and receiving money across borders without relying on outsiders.
Whether you’re excited about PayPal returning or boycott them, one thing stands out: Nigeria deserves solid, homegrown payment systems that actually work worldwide.
If PayPal shows up again, cool. But it shouldn’t be our only option.
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