Online retailer Jumia is Nigeria’s home-grown rival to Amazon – in pictures

Jumia has made deliveries to Nigeria's 36 states so far. Joe Penney / Reuters

Jumia faces strong competition from Konga and Dealdey - similar Nigerian retail websites also experiencing rapid growth. Joe Penney / Reuters

Jumia's enormous warehouse stocks everything from kitchen utensils to books. Joe Penney / Reuters

Started with just a staff of three, online retailer Jumia now has 1,500 workers and 150 delivery vehicles nationwide. Joe Penney / Reuters

Jumia's enormous warehouse stocks everything from kitchen utensils to books. Joe Penney / Reuters

Nigerian shoppers looking for home-grown rivals to Amazon or eBay turn to Jumia and other local online retailers. Joe Penney / Reuters

Started with just a staff of three, online retailer Jumia now has 1,500 workers and 150 delivery vehicles nationwide. Joe Penney / Reuters

Moses Udoh, an employee of online retailer Jumia, makes a delivery by motorcycle in Lagos. Joe Penney / Reuters

Some online retailers allow their customers to pay with cash or card when their orders are delivered. Joe Penney / Reuters

Jumia's enormous warehouse stocks everything from kitchen utensils to books. Joe Penney / Reuters

Nigeria is now Paypal's second largest market after South Africa with the considerable growth of local online retailer Jumia and its rivals including Konga. Joe Penney / Reuters

Liz Claus

Online seller Jumia, Nigeria’s number one online shopping mall, has won the Retailer of the Year award at the EMEA Channel Academy for 2015 for capturing the shopping hearts – and wallets – of the country’s population.

Updated: March 18, 2015, 12:00 AM