How to get the most from Spray.
Step-by-step guides for hosts and guests: Aso Ebi, wishlists, cash gifts and getting paid, with sourced figures and honest comparisons.
Weddings
How to use Spray for your wedding: Aso Ebi, wishlist and cash gifts in one link
A step-by-step guide to setting up a Spray page for a Nigerian wedding: Aso Ebi for both families, a wishlist, cash gifts and payments matched to names.
Can't afford everything for your wedding? How to let loved ones help without feeling like you're begging
Nigerian weddings cost a lot, and the people who love you want to help. How to share the cost with dignity: Aso Ebi, a short wishlist and cash gifts.
How to ask for cash instead of wedding gifts, politely (with wording you can use)
Prefer cash to presents? How to ask for money instead of wedding gifts kindly, with example wording, and an easy way for guests at home and abroad to give.
How much does a wedding cost in Nigeria in 2026? Honest ranges, and how couples are covering it
There's no reliable national average for a Nigerian wedding. The reported ranges, real Lagos line items, and how couples now share the cost.
Is spraying money illegal in Nigeria? The law, real cases, and how guests spray now
Spraying naira is an offence under the CBN Act 2007, with at least six months in jail or a ₦50,000 fine. The law, real cases, and how guests give now.
Birthdays
How to share a birthday wishlist and collect cash gifts without it feeling awkward
Share a birthday wishlist friends can chip into, collect cash gifts with notes, and keep the page from feeling like a request for money.
Birthday wishlist ideas in Nigeria, and how to share yours without it feeling awkward
Birthday wishlist ideas friends can actually chip into, from gadgets to trips and rent, plus how to share your list so it doesn't feel like a demand.
How to throw a 30th, 40th or 50th birthday on a budget
Plan a milestone birthday that feels big without overspending: pick what matters, keep the rest simple, and let friends and family chip in if they want to.
Is it rude to ask for money for your birthday? What the research says (and how to ask well)
Is asking for birthday money rude? What gift research says about cash and wishlists, and how to ask friends without it feeling like begging.
Baby showers
Baby shower registry in Nigeria: what to add, and how friends can chip in
What to put on a baby shower registry in Nigeria, from the car seat and stroller to a diaper fund, and how friends near and far can chip in on one link.
How to plan a baby shower when money is tight
Plan a warm baby shower on a small budget: keep it simple, share the hosting, and let friends give towards what the baby actually needs.
What does it cost to have a baby in Nigeria in 2026? And how family can help
Formula, diapers, delivery and omugwo: what studies and reports say a new baby costs in Nigeria in 2026, and how family near and far can help.
Housewarmings
Just moved? How to get help furnishing your new home
Moving into an empty flat? What to buy first, how to furnish in stages, and how friends and family can chip in towards the fridge, inverter or curtains.
Housewarming gift list: what to ask for when you move, and how to share it
Housewarming gift ideas worth asking for in Nigeria, from the inverter to kitchen basics, and how to share your list so friends can chip in together.
The real cost of moving into a new home in Lagos (and why the kitchen is always empty)
Rent upfront, agency fees, a fridge and a cooker: what the law, reports and retailer prices say about moving into a Lagos home, and how friends can help.
Remembrance
How to collect and keep track of family contributions for a burial
A calm way to collect family contributions for a burial or remembrance service: one link, one account number, and a clear record of who has given.
How to share the cost of a burial fairly as a family
Practical ways for a family to share the cost of a burial or remembrance service fairly, agree who pays for what, and keep a record everyone can trust.
How much does a burial cost in Nigeria? Honest figures and how families share it
What a burial costs in Nigeria, from reported figures: one planner's package estimate, rising food prices, the Anambra burial law, and how families share it.
Wishlists
How to move your Amazon wishlist to Spray (and Jumia, Konga or any store)
Turn an Amazon, Jumia or Konga wishlist into a Spray wishlist in minutes: import from screenshots or paste product links, then share one link with guests.
Shop and Aso Ebi
How to sell Aso Ebi online and know exactly who has paid
Sell Aso Ebi from one link: sections per family, stock and closing dates, transfers matched to guests automatically, and pickups and deliveries tracked.
How to run Aso Ebi for a wedding without losing track of who paid
For Aso Ebi coordinators: set prices and closing dates, collect payments that match themselves to names, chase gently, and track every pickup.
How much should you sell Aso Ebi for? 2026 prices, profit and pricing that sells
Reported 2026 Aso Ebi prices, whether it's fair to add a margin, and how to price packages so friends actually buy, with payments matched to names.
Guests
How to pay on a Spray page: a guide for guests
Paying for Aso Ebi, a wishlist item or a cash gift on a Spray page: by bank transfer to the page's account number, or by card from abroad. Is it safe?
How to send money to a wedding or party in Nigeria from the UK, US or Canada
Abroad and want to give at a Nigerian wedding or party? How to pay for a cash gift, wishlist item or Aso Ebi by card in pounds, dollars, euros or naira.
Is it safe to pay an account number sent on WhatsApp? How to check before you send a gift
Before you send a wedding or party gift to an account number from WhatsApp, check it. NIBSS data on fraud, simple checks, and what to do if you're abroad.
Running your page
How to record cash and transfers you received outside Spray
Log cash handed to you or transfers to your own account on your Spray dashboard, assign them to items, and keep your stock and thank-you list complete.
Nigerian celebration money in numbers: weddings, Aso Ebi, burials, babies and gifts (2026, with sources)
Sourced figures on what Nigerians pay to celebrate and mourn: wedding and burial costs, Aso Ebi prices, spraying law, transfers, remittances and gift research.
Comparisons
How to collect wedding gifts and Aso Ebi money in Nigeria: every option compared
Account numbers, spraying, spreadsheets, Paystack and Flutterwave links, Iludio, Event Parcel and Spray, compared on matching, Aso Ebi, wishlists and fees.
GoFundMe alternatives in Nigeria for weddings, birthdays and burials
GoFundMe doesn't support organisers in Nigeria. An honest look at the alternatives for weddings, birthdays and burials, with published fees.
Spray vs Iludio: which is better for your Nigerian wedding gifts?
An honest comparison of Spray and Iludio for Nigerian weddings: physical gifts and delivery, cash funds, Aso Ebi, transfers and published fees.
Spray vs a Paystack or Flutterwave payment link for your event
Should you collect event money with a Paystack or Flutterwave payment link, or an event page? Published fees, and what a link does and doesn't do.
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