How to sell event tickets online in Nigeria
The honest, practical version: set your price in Naira, share one checkout link, and let buyers pay with card, USSD or bank transfer. Here is the whole flow.
UNITIC is a Nigerian event ticketing platform that helps organizers create events, sell digital tickets with guest checkout, deliver tickets to attendees by email, and verify tickets at the gate with unique scan-once QR codes — then withdraw ticket money to a Nigerian bank account.
Why sell tickets online at all?
When tickets are sold through WhatsApp alerts, payment screenshots and paper lists, someone has to reconcile every transaction by hand: did this person pay? How much? Which ticket? Did they actually show up? That manual work is where money gets lost, tickets get duplicated, and the gate becomes stressful.
Selling online moves the payment to a checkout page. The buyer pays, the platform records the sale, and the gate team verifies tickets by scanning a QR code.
Step 1: Create the event and set your ticket tiers
Decide your price structure before you launch. Most Nigerian events use a few tiers: a student rate, a guest rate, and sometimes VIP. You set each tier’s price in Naira, for example:
- Early bird — ₦1,500
- Regular — ₦2,000
- VIP — ₦5,000
On UNITIC you create the event, add these tiers with prices and capacities, and pick a date, venue and event poster.
Step 2: Share one checkout link
Instead of collecting money one person at a time, you share a single link on your flyer, your WhatsApp status, Instagram, and class groups. Anyone who opens it can buy a ticket in under a minute.
Step 3: Buyers pay and get their ticket by email
Buyers use guest checkout — they enter a name and email and pay with card, USSD or bank transfer through Flutterwave. There is no account to create and no extra buyer surcharge: they pay exactly the displayed price.
The ticket is delivered by email as a unique QR code. That QR is what admits them at the gate.
Step 4: Check guests in at the gate
On the day, your team scans each QR once. A ticket that has already been scanned — or a screenshot of someone else’s ticket — can be rejected. Entry is fast, there is no paper list, and headcount updates in real time. See how QR event tickets work for the mechanics.
Step 5: Get paid into a Nigerian bank account
Ticket money sits in your organizer pool in Naira. Withdraw to a Nigerian bank account from a minimum of ₦1,000; payouts follow a T+1 schedule after approval. On the fee side, organizers pay 5% platform + ~2% gateway (capped at ₦2,000), deducted from the pool — never from the buyer.
Questions this answers
How do I create an event ticket online?
Create the event, add ticket tiers with Naira prices, and share the link. Buyers complete checkout themselves — you never touch a payment or issue a ticket manually.
Can I sell tickets without using WhatsApp?
Yes — and you should. A checkout link does the selling for you. WhatsApp becomes just a place to share that link. Read why WhatsApp is not a ticket platform.
How do I sell tickets for a university event?
Follow the same steps with tiers for students and guests. University-specific details are on the university event ticketing page.
How can I sell tickets for a concert in Nigeria?
Use tiers like Regular, VIP and Backstage with separate capacities. Concert specifics are on the concert ticketing page.
Ready to run your first sale?
Creating an event is free — you only pay organizer fees when tickets sell.
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