Nigeria phone code
Nigeria country code +234. Area codes for 53 places, prefixes of 11 mobile operators, number formats and how to dial.
+234
- Country code
- +234
- Exit code (to call abroad)
- 009
- Trunk prefix (domestic calls)
- 0
- Number length
- Digits after the country code: 10
- Example landline
- +234 2033 12 3456
- Example mobile
- +234 802 123 4567
- Region
- Western Africa
How to dial
From abroad, dial +234, then the area code and number without the leading 0: +234 201 XXX XXXX. In place of the +, dial the exit code of the country you are calling from: 00 in most countries, 011 from the US and Canada. On a mobile phone you can simply dial +.
Within the country the number is dialled as 0201 XXX XXXX.
Calling out: dial 009, then the other country’s code and the number.
Area codes
| Code | Place |
|---|---|
| 201 | Lagos |
| 202 | Ibadan |
| 209 | Abuja |
| 2030 | Ado Ekiti |
| 2031 | Ilorin |
| 2033 | New Bussa |
| 2034 | Akure |
| 2035 | Osogbo |
| 2036 | Ile Ife |
| 2037 | Ijebu Ode |
| 2038 | Oyo |
| 2039 | Abeokuta |
| 2041 | Wukari |
| 2042 | Nsukka Enugu |
| 2043 | Abakaliki |
| 2044 | Makurdi |
| 2045 | Ogoja |
| 2046 | Onitsha |
| 2047 | Lafia/Keffi |
| 2048 | Awka |
| 2050 | Ikare |
| 2051 | Owoh |
| 2052 | Benin |
| 2053 | Warri |
| 2054 | Sapele |
| 2055 | Agbor |
| 2056 | Asaba |
| 2057 | Auchi |
| 2058 | Lokoja |
| 2059 | Okitipupa |
| 2060 | Sokoto |
| 2062 | Kaduna |
| 2064 | Kano |
| 2065 | Katsina |
| 2066 | Minna |
| 2068 | Birin Kebbi |
| 2069 | Zaria |
| 2071 | Azare |
| 2072 | Gombe |
| 2073 | Jos |
| 2074 | Damaturu |
| 2075 | Yola |
| 2076 | Maiduguri |
| 2077 | Bauchi |
| 2079 | Jalingo |
| 2082 | Aba |
| 2083 | Owerri |
| 2084 | Port Harcourt |
| 2085 | Uyo |
| 2086 | Ahoada |
| 2087 | Calabar |
| 2088 | Umuahia |
| 2089 | Yenagoa |
Mobile operators
| Operator | Prefixes |
|---|---|
| MTN | 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 803, 806, 810, 813, 814, 816, 903, 906, 910, 913, 916 |
| Airtel | 701, 708, 802, 808, 812, 901, 902, 904, 907, 911, 912 |
| Glo | 705, 805, 807, 811, 815, 905, 915 |
| 9mobile | 809, 817, 818, 908, 909 |
| Ntel | 702, 804 |
| Starcomms | 702, 819 |
| Multilinks | 702, 709 |
| Lebara | 722 |
| MAFAB | 801 |
| Prestel | 702 |
| Smile | 702 |
The operator is the one the number range was originally assigned to. If the subscriber ported the number, the current operator may differ.
Number types
| Type | International | Domestic |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | +234 2033 12 3456 | 02033 12 3456 |
| Mobile | +234 802 123 4567 | 0802 123 4567 |
| Toll-free | +234 800 1759 1759 | 0800 1759 1759 |
| Universal access number | +234 700 123 4567 | 0700 123 4567 |
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