Rovedana
Rovedana is a Lagos-based staffing, payroll and managed-HR provider with a US parent, Rovedana Inc., that onboards, pays and administers Nigerian staff on clients' behalf, handling PAYE, pension, NHF, NSITF and ITF, and runs a free HR and payroll platform, PeopleQore. It publishes tiered pricing of 10 to 15% of monthly cost-to-company and also operates in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Kenya.
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| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Established | 2011 |
| Founders | Unknown |
| Region / headquarters | Nigeria |
| Website | rovedana.com ↗ |
| What it does | Rovedana is a Lagos-based staffing, payroll and managed-HR provider with a US parent, Rovedana Inc., that onboards, pays and administers Nigerian staff on clients' behalf, handling PAYE, pension, NHF, NSITF and ITF, and runs a free HR and payroll platform, PeopleQore. It publishes tiered pricing of 10 to 15% of monthly cost-to-company and also operates in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Kenya. |
| Entry price | 10–15% of CTC per employee per month, as published by the provider |
| Last verified | 4 Nov 2026 |
Nigeria profile
Rovedana is a Lagos-based staffing, payroll and managed-HR provider with a US parent, Rovedana Inc. of Round Rock, Texas, and a Nigerian operating company, Rovedana Limited, at Olatunbosun Shonibare Estate in Maryland, Lagos. It onboards, pays and administers staff on clients' behalf, handling PAYE, pension, NHF, NSITF and ITF, and runs a free HR and payroll platform, PeopleQore, with naira payroll and state-level PAYE built in. It claims 5,000-plus staff under management and clients including MTN, OPay and Samsung, and has expanded into Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Kenya.
Pricing is published as a percentage of monthly cost-to-company: 10 per cent for payroll only, 12.5 per cent adding statutory remittances, an HR business partner and recruitment, and 15 per cent adding performance management, training and expatriate support, with recruitment at 10 to 15 per cent of annual salary. Leadership is not named on the site and third-party sources disagree on the CEO and founding year; the RC number and Labour Ministry licence are not published.
Nigeria facts
| Nigerian employing entity | Rovedana Limited, Lagos (own entity, used in Nigerian job postings and directories); parent Rovedana Inc., incorporated in the United States |
| Registration | RC number not published |
| Nigerian office | 22A Olatunbosun Shonibare Estate, Maryland, Lagos; earlier 256 Murtala Mohammed Way, Yaba |
| Leadership | Not named on the current site; third-party sources variously name Adesina Ogidan or Rita Duro-Bello as CEO and Jobberman co-founder Olalekan Olude as a co-founder |
| Model | Own Nigerian entity acting as employer and outsourcer for managed staff; recruiter's licence not published |
| Founded | Sources conflict between 2011 and 2017; the site cites ten years; parent Rovedana Inc., Texas |
| Pricing | Bronze 10% of monthly CTC (payroll only); Silver 12.5% (adds statutory remittances, HRBP, recruitment); Gold 15% (adds performance management, training, expatriate support); recruitment 10 to 15% of annual salary; ₦50,000 commitment fee per role for new clients; background checks ₦10,000 to ₦150,000 |
| Onboarding | "Up and running in days"; recruitment in 5 to 20 working days by seniority with a three-month free replacement |
| Ratings | Glassdoor 3.9/5 from 8 ratings |
| Coverage | Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Kenya |
Services in Nigeria
| Staffing and outsourcing | Onboarding, HR administration, leave, disciplinary oversight and benefits for staff employed on the client's behalf. |
| Payroll and compliance | Payroll disbursement, PAYE, pension, NHF, NSITF and ITF remittances; PeopleQore software free of licence fees. |
| Recruitment, training and benefits | Recruitment with a 500,000-candidate database, training, HMO and EAP benefits, performance management, expatriate support on the Gold tier, accounting and tax add-on. |
Strengths and watch-outs in Nigeria
- ✓ Transparent published pricing as a percentage of cost-to-company across three tiers.
- ✓ Proprietary free HR and payroll software with naira payroll and state-level PAYE.
- ✓ Recruitment included in the higher tiers with a three-month replacement guarantee.
- ✓ US parent entity for dollar contracting and expansion into four other African markets.
- ✗ Leadership not named on the site and sources disagree on the CEO and founding year.
- ✗ RC number and recruiter's licence not published; the site is a recent template rebuild.
- ✗ Percentage-of-CTC pricing is expensive for high salaries compared with flat fees; only eight Glassdoor reviews.
Reviews
- Glassdoor 3.9/5 from 8 employee ratings. No G2, Capterra or Trustpilot listing.
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