Naija Life has families now. You can marry your Bae — one of the characters you have grown close to in the city — or another real player, throw the wedding you can afford, and raise up to three children who grow up in real time and show up in your home in 3D. This guide covers the proposal, the three weddings, how babies arrive, what children cost and what they give back. Every number comes from the game's own family data; the full tables are on the family data page.
How do you propose?
Everything starts with a ring, which costs ₦150,000. Who you can propose to depends on who they are:
- A character. Your relationship has to reach 85 first, so spend time with them — gist, dates, gifts — until they are your Bae. Even then a proposal is not a sure thing: a character says yes about three times in four.
- Another player. You must both have sent messages in the same chat thread, so a stranger cannot propose to you out of nowhere. They see your proposal in their Family app and answer it themselves. Until they answer the ring money is held, and if they say no it comes straight back.
Propose from the person's sheet: tap a character you know and choose Propose (your Bae also shows up in the Family app), or open a player's card from chat or the Rich List.
Which wedding should you throw?
Every Nigerian wedding comes with spraying, and Naija Life counts it: part of what you spend is sprayed back by the guests.
| Wedding | Price | Sprayed back | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📜 Registry & small chops | ₦300,000 | 30% (₦90,000) | Close family, a registry, jollof after. |
| 🎉 Owambe | ₦900,000 | 40% (₦360,000) | Aso-ebi, a live band and a dance floor full of spraying aunties. |
| 👑 Society wedding | ₦3,000,000 | 45% (₦1,350,000) | A hall, two outfits, a celebrity MC and the whole city's gist. |
The registry is the sensible start; the society wedding is for the player who wants the whole city talking. Either way you are married on the day, and your spouse moves in.
How do you have a baby?
Once you are married, Try for a baby works about 40% of the time. When it does, the baby is on the way and arrives 24 real hours later — what they look like is already decided at that moment. You can have up to three children, but only if your home has room for them:
| Home | Children it holds |
|---|---|
| Single room | 0 |
| Self-contain | 1 |
| Mini flat | 2 |
| Serviced apartment, terrace, duplex or mansion | 3 |
So a family usually means a move. The housing guide covers renting a bigger place or buying one outright.
How do children grow up?
Children grow on real time, not game time, so they keep growing while you are away. From birth it takes 14 real days:
| Stage | Real days | Fees each game week |
|---|---|---|
| 👶 Baby | 0–2 | ₦300 |
| 🧒 Child | 2–7 | ₦600 |
| 🧑 Teen | 7–14 | ₦1,000 |
| 🧑🎓 Grown up | 14 onwards | sends you ₦500 |
A game week passes in about 21 minutes of play, so the fees are pitched against your rent rather than a real school bill. Once a child is grown they stop costing anything and start sending money home.
What can you do with your family?
Eight family actions, each tied to who is at home:
- Feed the Baby and Rock the Baby to Sleep while they are small.
- Play with the Kids (a big Fun boost) and the School Run for a child.
- Help with Homework, which trains Charisma.
- Gist with Your Teen — the best Social top-up in the house.
- Family Dinner and Date Night at Home with your spouse; a date night leaves you in love.
They are good for your needs too: a family dinner fills Hunger and Social in one hour, which matters on a busy day — the beginner guide explains why.
What happens after a divorce?
Either spouse can end the marriage from the Family app. The children stay with both parents, and their fees and the money grown children send are split between you.
Questions people ask
Can you get married in Naija Life?
Yes. Buy a ₦150,000 ring and propose to a character you are close to, or to another real player you have been chatting with.
Can I marry another player?
Yes. You both need to have messaged each other in the same chat thread. They answer the proposal themselves, and if they say no the ring money comes back to you.
How much does a wedding cost in Naija Life?
A registry wedding is ₦300,000, an owambe ₦900,000 and a society wedding ₦3,000,000. Guests spray 30% to 45% of it back to you.
How many children can you have?
Up to three. A single room has no space for a child, a self-contain fits one, a mini flat two, and a serviced apartment or bigger three.
How long do children take to grow up?
Fourteen real days: a baby for two days, a child until day seven, a teen until day fourteen, then grown up.