Run your creative business from one account
Project billing, freelancer payments, expense tracking and revenue reporting — all in one place. Built for Nigerian creative businesses.
- Free to start
- No monthly fee
- Pay per transaction
Bill every project accurately and get paid on time
Creative projects move fast. A shoot wraps on Friday, an edit is delivered next week, a campaign launches in a month. Niimbu lets you tie invoicing to milestones, deliverables or time-based billing so each project generates revenue the way your client agreements specify. No more chasing payments with manually written invoices.
- Milestone-based invoicing tied to project deliverables
- Time tracking for retainer and hourly billing arrangements
- Automatic payment reminders sent before due dates
- Incoming transfers reconciled against the correct project
Pay every contributor accurately and on time
Nollywood productions, music video shoots and advertising campaigns depend on dozens of freelancers — directors, camera operators, editors, sound engineers, graphic designers, copywriters. Niimbu tracks each person's rate, logs their work, calculates pay and settles it from your account without manual calculations or cash hand-offs.
- Freelancer profiles with agreed rates and payment history
- Pay runs that handle day rates, per-project fees and retainers
- Bank transfers and mobile payments settled from one account
- Running cost per freelancer across all active projects
From sign-up to full financial clarity
Open your free account
Sign up in minutes with your business details. No paperwork, no branch visit. Your Niimbu account is ready the same day. Your project management tools stay exactly where they are.
Set up your projects
Add active projects with clients, budgets and billing terms. Invite freelancers and crew to your team.
Track and bill as you go
Log expenses from your phone on set. Send invoices when milestones are reached. Payments flow into your Niimbu account.
See your creative business clearly
Real-time dashboards show project profitability, outstanding payments and cash flow, all the financial visibility a creative business needs.
Managing money in a creative business is harder than it needs to be
Without Niimbu
- Project budgets live in scattered spreadsheets and WhatsApp messages, so costs overrun before anyone notices
- Freelancers and crew are paid in cash or bank transfers with no centralised record of who was paid and how much
- Invoices are created manually in Word documents and sent via email, making it hard to track what has been paid
- Multiple client projects share one bank account with no way to see which project is profitable and which is not
- Revenue from different clients, platforms and distribution channels sits in separate places with no unified view
- Tax compliance is stressful because freelancer payments, expenses and income records are incomplete or scattered
With Niimbu
- Live project budgets that update as expenses are logged, so overruns are visible before they become losses
- Centralised freelancer and crew payment records with full history, rates and tax information per person
- Professional invoices tied to project milestones with automatic tracking of sent, viewed and paid status
- Per-project financial reports that show revenue, costs and profit for every client engagement
- All income streams, client payments, platform revenue and distribution fees, reconciled into one account
- Complete financial records for every transaction, exportable for your accountant and compliant with Nigerian tax requirements
What better financial control looks like for creative businesses
3x
Faster invoicing compared to manual Word and Excel templates
72 hrs
Average time saved per production on freelancer payment processing
100%
Of project expenses tracked against budgets in real time
₦0
Monthly platform fee, pay only when money moves
The financial capabilities your studio or agency needs
Project budget management
Build a budget for each production, campaign or creative project with line items for crew, equipment, locations, post-production and every other cost.
Freelancer and crew payments
Pay directors, editors, camera operators, sound engineers and other creatives on time. Handle day rates, per-project fees, retainer arrangements and one-off gigs in a single pay run.
Milestone-based invoicing
Create invoices tied to project milestones, deliverables or time-based billing. Send professional invoices to clients and track payment status from sent to settled.
Client account management
Keep separate financial records for each client. See revenue, outstanding balances and project history per client without mixing accounts.
Expense tracking
Every expense from equipment hire to location fees logged with a category, receipt and project tag so spending is visible in real time.
Financial reporting
Revenue by client, project profitability, outstanding invoices and cash flow — all generated in real time from the same data that powers your invoices.
Creative businesses deserve financial tools as dynamic as the work they produce.
Niimbu was built to give studios, agencies and production companies real-time visibility into project budgets, freelancer payments and client billing, so creative teams can spend less time on spreadsheets and more time making.
Media and creative business finance, frequently asked questions
Everything media companies, creative agencies and production houses in Nigeria need to know about the financial side of using Niimbu.
Does Niimbu replace our project management tools?
No. Niimbu is the financial layer that works alongside your project management and scheduling tools. Your existing systems for creative workflows stay exactly where they are. Niimbu handles the money side — project billing, freelancer payments, expense tracking and financial reporting.
Can I manage multiple client projects and their finances separately?
Yes. Each client project gets its own budget, expense log and revenue record. You can see a consolidated view across all projects or drill into a single production. Costs, payments and billing are allocated to the correct project automatically.
How does Niimbu handle freelancer and crew payments?
Add freelancers, crew members and contractors with their agreed rates. When work is delivered or milestones are reached, Niimbu calculates pay and settles it from your account. Handles day rates, per-episode payments, retainer fees and one-off gigs across multiple projects in a single pay run.
Does Niimbu support project-based invoicing?
Yes. Create invoices tied to project milestones, deliverables or time-based billing. Send invoices to clients, track payment status and reconcile incoming transfers automatically. Supports milestone billing for productions and retainer billing for agencies.
Is Niimbu suitable for solo content creators as well as large production companies?
Yes. A solo YouTuber in Port Harcourt gets the same invoicing and payment tools as a Nollywood production studio in Lagos. Start free, add team members as your operation grows, and only pay per transaction.
How does Niimbu handle multi-currency payments for international clients?
Niimbu supports payments in Naira and major foreign currencies. When international clients pay in USD, GBP or EUR, the funds are converted and recorded in your account with the exchange rate applied.
Can I generate financial reports for tax and compliance purposes?
Niimbu automatically compiles your revenue, expenses, freelancer payments and project profitability into real-time reports. View profit and loss by project, cash flow summaries and expense breakdowns. Export reports for your accountant or share them directly for tax filing.
Can I track production budgets in real time?
Yes. Every production or project has a live budget that updates as expenses are logged. See actual spend against the plan from your phone or laptop at any time. Overruns are visible immediately.
What does it cost to get started?
There is no setup fee and no monthly platform charge. Opening a Niimbu account is free, and you are only charged when money moves through the account — incoming client payments, freelancer payouts or transfers.
Built for every industry in Nigeria
Ready to take control of your creative business finances?
Open a free Niimbu account and start managing project budgets, freelancer payments and client billing from one platform today.
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