According to RemitRoutes data (updated 4h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 GBP to Nigeria is Luno at -2.48% total cost. Crypto rails at -2.48% are 0.31 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at -2.17%.
Sending $1,000 GBP. Rates measured 4h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Luno | Crypto | 1,875,972.75 NGN | -2.48% (crypto premium) | ~1 second |
| WorldRemit | Traditional | 1,870,261.25 NGN | -2.17% | 1-2 business days |
| Wise | Traditional | 1,867,438.74 NGN | -2.02% | 1-2 business days |
| Western Union | Traditional | 1,827,671.71 NGN | 0.15% | 1 business day |
How this corridor's all-in cost has moved — measured corridor fee history from 76 daily snapshots. A negative cost means the recipient gets more than the mid-market amount.
| Rail | Latest | 90-day median | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto / stablecoin | -2.25% | -1.56% | -3.76% | -0.25% |
| Traditional | 0.23% | 0.25% | 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