Ordering food in Warri without the stress

If you have ever wanted suya at 9pm and thought better of it because of the drive across town, you already understand the problem NearbyMe exists to solve.

The friction stack

Ordering food in Warri today usually means one of a few things: driving yourself, sending someone, or starting a WhatsApp conversation with a vendor and hoping they reply before you give up and cook indomie instead. None of these are actually convenient — they just feel normal because there hasn't been a better option.

Break it down and the friction adds up fast:

• Fuel and heat. Driving across town for a meal costs more in petrol than the meal itself some days.
• No real menu. WhatsApp ordering means guessing what's actually available and what it costs today.
• No visibility. Once you've sent the order, you're just waiting — no tracking, no ETA, no confirmation until it shows up.
• Payment friction. Cash only, exact change often not available.

What "fixed" actually looks like

A real fix isn't just "an app" — plenty of delivery apps exist and don't cover Warri at all. It's an app that understands the city: real local coverage, riders who know the shortcuts and the checkpoints, and a menu you can actually see before you commit to an order.

That's the whole premise behind NearbyMe: bring the convenience that big-city delivery apps take for granted to a city they've skipped, without losing what already works about ordering locally.

We're launching in Warri first. [[Placeholder — link to waitlist / launch timeline once confirmed.]]