Amara Okafor
Freelance UI/UX Designer · Lagos, Nigeria
Freelance UI/UX designer in Lagos. I design for clients in the US, UK, and Canada from my apartment in Yaba — and write about the real cost of freelancing from Nigeria.
2 articles by Amara
Stories11 min readMar 10, 2026
I tried 4 different dollar cards before finding one that works
I was eating leftover jollof at 11pm on a Thursday when the email landed in my inbox. A design agency in Toronto wanted to book a discovery call —...
Stories8 min readMar 1, 2026
The Figma Subscription Disaster — Why My GTBank Card Ruined a Client Deadline
I was screen-sharing with a client in Toronto when my card declined on Figma. On camera. Here's what happened next, and why Nigerian freelancers need a backup plan.