According to RemitRoutes data (updated 1h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 GBP to Nigeria is Luno at -0.69% total cost. Crypto rails at -0.69% are 0.39 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at -0.30%.
Sending $1,000 GBP. Rates measured 1h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Luno | Crypto | 1,857,141.61 NGN | -0.69% (crypto premium) | ~1 second |
| Quidax | Crypto | 1,853,339.41 NGN | -0.49% (crypto premium) | ~5 seconds |
| Remitly | Traditional | 1,849,950 NGN | -0.30% | Minutes |
| WorldRemit | Traditional | 1,846,718.75 NGN | -0.13% | 1-2 business days |
| Wise | Traditional | 1,834,068.89 NGN | 0.56% | 1-2 business days |
| Western Union | Traditional | 1,811,415.36 NGN | 1.78% | Unknown |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 32 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -0.85% | -1.09% | -3.76% | -0.25% |
| Traditional | 0.29% | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full GBP → NGN cost data