Household Staff Verification · Lagos

Know Who's Entering Your Home — Before They Do.

Rigorous, discreet background verification for Lagos households.

Hiring someone to work inside your home is a decision built on trust. Sahel Verify helps you verify the information that matters, identity, address, references, previous employment and other relevant background information, before you make that decision.

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+234 816 732 1000

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Trust, Verified.

Structured verification for the people closest to your home.

Rigorous · Discreet · Consent-Based · Confidential

Built around structured verification, documented findings and respect for both households and candidates.

Trust, Informed

Trust matters. Verification makes it informed.

A referral can tell you who someone knows. An interview can tell you how someone presents themselves. Neither necessarily tells you the full picture.

Sahel Verify conducts structured household staff verification so that families can make important hiring decisions with more reliable information.

Verify

Know the information.

Identity, address, references, previous employment and other relevant checks.

Understand

See the picture clearly.

Findings are reviewed and presented in a clear, understandable report.

Decide

The decision remains yours.

Sahel Verify provides evidence and context. The household makes the hiring decision.

Who We Verify

Verification for the people closest to your home.

Whether someone is working in your home every day or has access to your property, vehicles, children or personal affairs, the decision to hire deserves more than a quick introduction.

Drivers

Identity, address, references, previous employment and relevant checks.

Nannies

Structured verification designed for roles involving significant household access.

Cooks & Cleaners

Practical checks for full-time, part-time and live-in household staff.

Domestic Assistants

Verification for people with regular access to the household.

Executive Household Staff

Enhanced verification for higher-responsibility roles.

Request a Check

Or call or message on WhatsApp

+234 816 732 1000

How It Works

A clear process. From request to report.

Every check follows a structured process designed to protect the household, respect the candidate and maintain the integrity of the investigation.

  1. Step 01

    Tell us what you need

    Email, call or WhatsApp us with the role, urgency and location. We will discuss your situation and recommend the appropriate verification level.

  2. Step 02

    Consent & intake

    Before verification begins, the candidate receives a clear consent process explaining what will be checked.

  3. Step 03

    Verification

    Our verification process may cover identity, address, references, previous employment, public information and field checks depending on the package selected.

  4. Step 04

    Quality review

    Findings are reviewed before the report is delivered. We do not simply forward raw information.

  5. Step 05

    Clear report. Your decision.

    We explain the findings clearly. You decide what to do with them.

Sahel Verify does not make the hiring decision for you. We help you make it with better information.

Services & Pricing

Choose the level of verification your household needs.

Three verification levels for different roles, circumstances and levels of household access.

Essential Check

₦50,000

For straightforward, lower-risk roles

A practical starting point for households that need essential verification before hiring.

Includes

  1. Simple verification report
  2. Address confirmation
  3. Two referee/guarantor phone verifications

4–5 working day turnaround

Standard Check

Most Requested

₦150,000

For most household staff roles

A more comprehensive verification package for most household staff roles.

Everything in Essential, plus:

  1. In-person field visit to the stated address
  2. Landlord/neighbour enquiries where appropriate
  3. Minimum two previous employer verification calls
  4. Written risk-summary report

3–4 working day turnaround

Executive Household Check

₦250,000

For roles with significant household access

Enhanced due diligence for roles involving significant household, property, vehicle or family access.

Everything in Standard, plus:

  1. Deep field investigation
  2. Multiple address/community checks where appropriate
  3. Optional medical screening verification where legally and appropriately applicable
  4. 6-month monitoring registry inclusion where available and appropriate
  5. Direct verbal debrief with the founder or senior analyst

Priority 48–72 hour turnaround

Pricing is a starting framework and may be adjusted as the service develops. Any applicable additional costs will be communicated before work begins.

Why Sahel Verify

Not a quick lookup. A structured verification process.

Sahel Verify was created specifically for the realities of household hiring in Lagos.

Household-Only Focus

We focus specifically on people entering and working inside private homes.

Structured Due Diligence

We move beyond a single database or identity lookup by combining different verification steps according to the level of service requested.

Field Verification

Where included, our process goes beyond the screen and into the real-world addresses, references and communities connected to a candidate.

Human Review

Reports are reviewed before delivery. Important findings are explained rather than simply dropped into a PDF.

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The Founder

Built on research, security analysis and disciplined verification.

Sahel Verify is founded by a researcher and analyst with a background in history, defence and strategic studies, political risk research and conflict analysis.

That background shapes the way Sahel Verify approaches verification: carefully, systematically and with attention to evidence, context and source quality.

The objective is not to label people. It is to establish verifiable facts and present them clearly.

Discretion is part of the service.

Household staff verification involves sensitive personal information. We treat client identity, candidate information and verification findings as confidential and use information only for the verification purpose for which it was collected.

Minimised Data

We collect information relevant to the verification requested.

Secure Handling

Information should be stored and handled securely with appropriate access controls.

Confidential Client Identity

Verification activities should not unnecessarily reveal the identity or address of the hiring household.

Respect For Candidates

Candidates are people, not suspects. Verification is conducted with dignity and within the applicable legal and ethical framework.

Facts, not verdicts.

Sahel Verify's role is to investigate, verify, document and explain. The client's role is to decide.

FAQ

Questions households ask us.

Clear answers on consent, turnaround, findings and confidentiality.

Before you bring someone into your home, know what you can.

A referral is useful. Verification gives you another layer of information.

Request a Check

Or call or message on WhatsApp

+234 816 732 1000

How It Works

Trust, Verified.