Nigerian English

Nigerian English voice-over

Native voice actors from Nigeria, cast for your audience and directed by our team. You hear a shortlist and approve a written quote first.

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Samples

We send Nigerian English samples chosen for your script.

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Human
Real human voices
Every voice is a professional actor in a booth. No synthetic voices.
Native
Their first language
Cast from speakers who grew up with the language your audience speaks.
Directed
A director on every line
We listen for meaning, pace and pronunciation in the session, not after it.

Nigerian English voices

No public Nigerian English demos yet. We record samples on your own lines instead.

Samples on your own lines

Send a few lines of your script and we come back with Nigerian English voices reading them.

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What Nigerian English voice-over is hired for

Lagos and southern Nigeria
The commercial centre for advertising and media.
Northern Nigeria
Different accents and languages shape speech.
Film and entertainment
Nigeria has a large film industry whose audience hears local English.

Typical projects

Telecoms, banks and fintech
Consumer brands
Film and media producers
NGOs and health campaigns

Nigerian English in a voice-over brief

Nigerian English reflects the first languages of its speakers, such as Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa, and has its own vocabulary and expressions. It is the language of government, education and national media, while Pidgin is common in informal settings. Telecoms and banks are major advertisers. A brief states the region, the register and whether Pidgin or a local language is also needed.

Accent and direction notes

What our director listens for in a Nigerian English session.

Influence of local languages
Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and other first languages shape rhythm and intonation.
Pidgin is separate
Nigerian Pidgin is a related but distinct language. Scripts say which is wanted.
Formal and street registers
Radio and advertising use a range, from formal to conversational.

What casting decides in Nigerian English

Standard or local flavour
Corporate work often uses a clear standard; local ads use the street register.
Region
We cast for the region your audience lives in.

How we work

Casting
We shortlist voices for your language, audience and tone, and explain the difference between them. You choose, and approve a written quote.
Direction
A director runs the session against your brief: meaning, pace and every agreed pronunciation. You can listen in remotely.
Delivery
Every file is checked against the script word by word and technically, then delivered in your format and naming.

What decides the price

No price list: every quote is written for your project and states usage and the delivery date.

Length: Word count or running time of the finished audio.
Use and territory: Internal, online or broadcast; where it runs and for how long.
Voice: Some languages and voice profiles are scarcer than others.
Picture and files: Recording to timecode, splitting and naming add work.