Valentine: Nigerians are the most romantic

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).