OLX claims three million sellers, buyers at third anniversary

NIGERIA’s number one online classified, OLX, has laid claims to having over three million sellers and buyers on its platform within the last three years in Nigeria.

The firm stated this in Lagos, at the weekend, while hosting top performing car dealers on its platform, in celebration of three years of successful operation in Nigeria.

Speaking to the media at the anniversary celebration, the Country Manager, OLX, Lola Masha, reaffirmed the firm’s commitment to continuous innovation and improved quality of service delivery to its teeming users in the country.

Masha said: “When OLX commenced operations in Nigeria three years ago, we had our work clearly cut out. We started out with a determination to build an operation with excellence at its core. The target is to be a successful thriving brand in Nigeria. So far, we have over three million buyers and sellers on the site.”

She added, “Among the many segments of our business, the vehicle category is one of our most popular, and we have seized the occasion of our third anniversary to celebrate our top-performing dealers on our site who have played a major role in our on-going success story. We are doing all we can to boost this category and other ones by establishing operational relationships and forging partnerships with other credible brands.’’
While acknowledging that the business had experienced its fair share of challenges, Public Relations Manager of OLX, Uche Nwagboso, said that each challenge has however presented a unique growth opportunity.

Nwagboso added, “each obstacle has actually driven us to do more, to innovate more and to achieve more.

We believe that as we continue to innovate, to form new strategic alliances and to strengthen our twin pillars of safety and trust, we are contributing to the evolution and establishment of a vibrant e-commerce culture in Nigeria. Indeed, OLX is driven to become such a credible brand in the country that anytime, anyone has a product to buy or sell, the person automatically thinks OLX.”