A new dating site has gone live in Nigeria.
Linda.com.ng was launched by two former
employees of Rocket Internet in Africa.
According to the dating site, the website is
intended to be Nigeria’s very own Match.com.
The Founders ran a beta version of the site
back in June 2014, and according to them,
the up and coming dating site received a huge
number of positive responses from users.
Speaking on the reason for launching a dating
site in a country where over 30% of its
population accesses the internet daily, the
Founder of Linda, Jimi Akinleye said: “Every
single person in the country wants to connect
with a member of the opposite sex. They do
this because they believe such a connection
would lead to a long lasting relationship.
Often times, it leads to marriages. We want to
be the bridge for this level of interaction. We
want to be the go-to place for meeting new
people, starting new relationships that would
be long lasting and could also lead to
marriage.”
According to the Founders, there are plans to
roll-out a couple of packages to increase
matches and engagement among users.
New members can signup for free; however,
there are plans to create premium packages.