Nigeria country code

How to call Nigeria using country code ?

Nigeria is located in Africa near countries : Benin, Niger, Togo, Cameroon, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea. The international country code to dial Nigeria is :

234

Dialing Codes Finder

Where are you calling from ?
To what country are you calling?

Enter the subscriber phone number

Phone use and access in Federal Republic of Nigeria

As many African countries, the international dialing code 234 is only required to call Nigeria from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Nigeria, it is not necessary to dial the Nigerian country code 234. Finally, to call your correspondent in Nigeria from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 00234 / 810 234 / 011 234 / +234.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 009 (to dial when making calls from Nigeria to abroad)
Nigerian international dialing code : 234
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 154 513 Nigerian subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 0.08% of Nigerians
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 154 342 168 Nigerian mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 82.98% of Nigerians
Internet usage : 25.6% of Nigerians

Dialing code of neighbouring countries

Calling São Tomé and Príncipe

Calling Chad

Calling Equatorial Guinea

How to call Nigeria from USA and Canada

Calling Nigerian landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial Nigeria country code : 234 ;
dial the area code : For example "YY" is Abuja area phone code ;
add the Nigerian phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 234 YY XXX XXX.

Calling Nigerian mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial Nigeria country code : 234 ;
add the Nigerian mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 234 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

Nigeria Map

Nigeria Map

About Nigeria

Nigeria belongs to the African continent bordering Benin, Niger, Togo, Cameroon, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea. Nigerian population is about 149229090 inhabitants with an area of 923,768 km². The capital of Nigeria is Abuja and the iso code is : NGA.

What time is it now in Nigeria ?

Before calling your Nigerian correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Nigeria.
Nigerian local time :

The current time is 1:03 AM (UTC/GMT 1 hours).

Current day :

We are : Thursday December 7, 2023 .

Nigerian cities area codes

Area code	City	Calling from USA/Canada/ North America	Calling from UK/Australia /France/Europe...

Weather conditions at Abuja