NEW YORK– Nigerians are the most romantic people in Africa, beating out
other online customers in global money transfer leader Transfast’s
Valentine’s Day survey.
An impressive 80 percent of Nigerian
respondents say they plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day, with 75 percent
calling the holiday “Sweet – I like the sentiment behind it.” Of those
less enamoured, thirteen percent say it’s “silly, but I put up with it ”
and nine percent call it “a ridiculous money-making scheme.” Still,
only three percent of Nigerians say Valentine’s Day is “stressful: I
wish it would go away!”
ValentineMost respondents, who are
Transfast customers based in the U.S. or Canada, say their loved one is
in the U.S. (54 percent), while 36 percent say their loved one is in
Nigeria. A majority (53 percent) says they will send money home for
Valentine’s Day, in amounts ranging from $50 to $2,000.
Transfast,
the global money transfer company, is used by millions to send money
home to more than 120 countries around the globe. For Nigeria, customers
can send money from a mobile device or desktop, direct to a recipient’s
bank account, or for cash pick-up. In many cases, the transfer is made
instantly or within 24 hours.
Nigerian respondents plan to
express their love on Valentine’s Day by communicating with their loved
one via a phone call (46 percent), Skype (11 percent), Whatsapp (11
percent), Facebook message (eight percent) or Facetime (five percent).
Nigerian
respondents agreed that Nigerians are by nature romantic, with 67
percent saying this was the case. A total of 46 percent say they believe
in love at first sight, and twelve percent say that love at first sight
has happened to them.
Most respondents say they are married (53
percent), 14 percent are dating, 12 percent are engaged and 21 percent
are single. But you may not know that from their Facebook pages, because
of all respondents, most say they do NOT share their relationship
status on social media (53%).
Transfast is a leading omni-channel
provider of multi-currency cross-border payments solutions to consumers
around the world. The company operates a best-in-class network across
over 120 countries in the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa with
multi-product capability, including a leading, one-of-a-kind instant
bank transfer offering.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/valentine-nigerians-are-the-most-romantic-survey/
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