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Local SEO in Nigeria: How to Rank Your Business in Your City
A plain-language local SEO guide for Nigerian businesses: set up your Google Business Profile, earn reviews and citations, and show in your city's map results.
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seogidi.com› seo company in lagos nigeria seogidi The SEO company Lagos businesses call when the Instagram ads stop paying. Research-led SEO from Maryland, Lagos, for Lekki, Ikeja, Victoria Island and Ikoyi. Priced in naira.
Lagos is the hardest market in Africa to rank in cheaply. Every valuable search, from shortlets in Lekki Phase 1 to private hospitals in Ikeja and law firms on Victoria Island, already has incumbents, classifieds portals and foreign agencies paying for the top of the directories. SEOGidi was founded here in 2022 and built its method here: market research before strategy, competitor gaps before content, and reporting in customers rather than charts. Our office is at Mende, Maryland, our plans are shown in naira, and the audit is free.
₦270,000a month, Starter plan in nairaMarylandour Lagos office, founded 202248 hrsfree SEO audit turnaround
The exact Google searches your customers make
Every one of these is being typed in Lagos this week. If you are not ranking for them, someone else is taking that business.
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Why Lagos businesses choose SEOGidi
Lagos has the customers, the money and the competition. Guesswork does not rank here. Research does.
Lagos customers research before they spend
Whether it is a clinic in Ikoyi, a school in Ajah or a logistics company in Apapa, the first thing a Lagos customer does is search and compare. If you are not on page one, you are not in that comparison, and someone else is.
The Island and the Mainland search differently
Nobody in Ikorodu is crossing the Third Mainland Bridge for a dentist. Lagos searches carry an area: Ikeja, Yaba, Surulere, Festac, Maryland, Lekki, VI. We build your visibility area by area so the customers near you find you first.
Corporate buyers on the Island check you out online
Companies in Victoria Island and Ikoyi vet vendors, consultants and suppliers through search before any meeting is booked. A credible ranking presence gets you onto shortlists you would otherwise never hear about.
Yaba and Lekki tech companies need growth that does not burn runway
Paid ads stop the moment the budget does. Startups that rank for their category keep getting signups at no extra cost. We build that, and we have done it for SaaS, fintech and marketplace companies across Nigeria.
Competition is real here, so the method matters
Lagos is the one Nigerian market where every serious sector already has businesses investing in SEO. Winning takes research into what Lagos actually searches, better pages than the current page one and patience. That is our method, not a template.
Headquartered here, working across Africa
Our office is at 3 Tola Adewunmi Close, Mende, Maryland. Start with Lagos rankings, then take on the rest of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya or South Africa with the same team.
What we found in the Lagos market
Three gaps in Lagos search that the agencies ranking here have left open
Directories full of agencies that are not in Lagos
The pages Google shows for SEO in Lagos are mostly Clutch, Sortlist and DesignRush lists, and the featured slots on them are bought by agencies in Europe and the United States that "serve" Lagos. On the Clutch Lagos list only one agency shows a street address. A Lagos business looking for a Lagos company has to dig past the sponsored rows to find one.
No naira on the page
The Lagos agencies that rank show no price, or quote in dollars and euros on a directory. The national guides agree that a credible Lagos retainer runs ₦150,000 to ₦1m a month, but you cannot find that figure on an agency site. We publish ours in naira, on this page.
Pages that have been left to rot
One page ranking for "SEO agency in Lagos" in November 2026 had been hijacked and now carries Indonesian gambling content with a Jakarta phone number. Another lists a London landline as its Lagos contact. A page that is maintained, written for Lagos and kept current beats both without needing to be clever.
Pricing in naira
What SEO costs in Lagos, and what we charge
Nigerian pricing guides put a credible agency retainer at ₦150,000 to ₦1m a month, with the small-business range around ₦200,000 to ₦500,000. Our plans sit inside that range, and every one of them starts with the research most Lagos agencies skip.
Starter
₦270,000a month
$199 billed in dollars
Up to 15 keywords, Google Business Profile, technical fixes, monthly report. Right for a single-location business in one Lagos neighbourhood.
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Pro
₦670,000a month
$499 billed in dollars
Up to 50 keywords, neighbourhood and service pages, content every month, Nigerian link outreach. Most Lagos clients start here.
Start with ProElite
₦1.35ma month
$999 billed in dollars
Unlimited keywords, dedicated strategist, digital PR, multi-location or multi-country. For companies competing across Lagos and beyond.
Start with EliteLocal figures are the dollar price at the current rate (rate ₦1,346 to the dollar) and are confirmed on the invoice. No contracts, cancel any month, 30-day money-back guarantee. Full detail on the SEO packages page.
Who we work with in Lagos
Hospitals and Clinics
Real Estate and Property
Startups and Fintech
Retail and eCommerce
Law Firms and Consultants
Hotels and Hospitality
Schools and Training Centres
Logistics and Transport
How SEOGidi does it, step by step
Research first, always. Every strategy starts with what your market actually searches, never a template.
Map the searches happening in Lagos for your services
We research what Lagos customers type when they need what you sell, area by area from Lekki to Ikorodu, and rank each search by how much business sits behind it.
Fix your website and Google Business Profile
Fast on a mobile connection, properly structured, with a complete profile carrying the right Lagos signals. These are the foundations that decide whether Google shows you at all.
Build service and area pages that convert
Pages for your services in the areas you actually serve, written for people and structured for search. This is how you appear for dentist in Surulere or estate agent in Ajah, not just your own name.
Earn reviews and Nigerian authority
A review routine that keeps your profile moving, plus mentions and links from sources that count in the Nigerian market. Google needs proof that Lagos trusts you.
Report in customers, not charts
Monthly reporting in plain language: what Lagos searched, where you ranked, who called. You always know what the investment returned.
What Lagos businesses ask an SEO company
How much does SEO cost in Lagos?
Nigerian pricing guides published in 2025 and 2026 put agency retainers at ₦150,000 to ₦1m a month, freelancers at ₦40,000 to ₦300,000, and local single-city SEO at ₦100,000 to ₦250,000. SEOGidi's plans are ₦270,000 (Starter), ₦670,000 (Pro) and ₦1.35m (Elite) a month at the current dollar rate, with no contract and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Is SEOGidi based in Lagos?
Yes. SEOGidi Technologies was founded in Lagos on 1 August 2022 and works from 3 Tola Adewunmi Close, Mende, Maryland. We serve the Island and the Mainland and meet Lagos clients in person when it helps.
Which parts of Lagos do you work in?
All of them. Most of our Lagos clients are on the Lekki-Ajah corridor, in Ikeja and Victoria Island, and in Ikoyi, Surulere, Yaba and Apapa. Searches in Lagos carry a neighbourhood, so we build pages for the areas your buyers actually name.
How long before we see results?
Technical fixes and Google Business Profile work usually show inside four to six weeks. Rankings for competitive Lagos searches take three to six months to build, and the pages we publish keep earning after that. We will not promise a position on a date; anyone who does is selling something else.
What is in the free SEO audit?
A handcrafted report, back within 48 hours: where you rank today, the technical faults holding you back, what your competitors have that you do not, what your buyers are searching this month, and which plan fits. No automated PDF, no obligation.
Do you guarantee rankings?
No, and we are suspicious of anyone who does. We guarantee the work: research before strategy, the pages and fixes delivered on schedule, and a monthly report in customers and enquiries rather than charts. If the first 30 days do not satisfy you, you get your money back.
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