Telephone numbers in Nigeria are administered by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Fixed-line numbers are composed of a combination of an area code and a local line or subscriber telephone number. The area code consists of 20 followed by one digit (Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja) or two digits. The 20 was added to the beginning of each fixed-line area code in 2023, during which there was a grace period when both area code formats were accepted, which lasted until 1 January 2024. Local telephone numbers contain from five to seven digits, and may vary within the area code. Mobile telephone numbers start with 070, 080 or 081, 090 or 091, and are followed by eight digits. They contain eleven digits altogether and vary depending on network.
Calling formats These examples use calls to Lagos as an example: xxx xxxx – Calls within the same local area code (Lagos) 0201 xxx xxxx – Calls to Lagos from another Nigerian geographic area +234 201 xxx xxxx – Calls to Lagos from outside Nigeria 0xxx xxx xxxx – Calls to a Nigerian mobile number
Mobile network prefixes The following prefixes are assigned to mobile telephone network operators. Nigeria implemented mobile number portability in 2013. Therefore, prefixes no longer reliably indicate the parent network of a number.
PrefixNetwork0701Airtel Nigeria07020Smile07025MTN Nigeria (formerly Visafone)07026MTN Nigeria (formerly Visafone)07027Multi-Links07028Starcomms07029Starcomms0703MTN Nigeria0704MTN Nigeria (formerly Visafone)0705Globacom0706MTN Nigeria0707MTN Nigeria (formerly ZoomMobile)0708Airtel Nigeria0709Multi-Links0802Airtel Nigeria0803MTN Nigeria0804Mtel0805Globacom0806MTN Nigeria0807Globacom0808Airtel Nigeria08099mobile0810MTN Nigeria0811Globacom0812Airtel Nigeria0813MTN Nigeria0814MTN Nigeria0815Globacom0816MTN Nigeria08179mobile08189mobile0819Starcomms09099mobile09089mobile0901Airtel Nigeria0902Airtel Nigeria0903MTN Nigeria0904Airtel Nigeria0905Globacom0906MTN Nigeria0907Airtel Nigeria0915Globacom0913MTN Nigeria0912Airtel Nigeria0916MTN Nigeria0911Airtel Nigeria
Area codes List of area codes Area/City Area Code Area/City Area Code Lagos 0201 Ibadan 0202 Abuja 0209 Ado-Ekiti 02030 Ilorin 02031 New Bussa 02033 Akure 02034 Oshogbo 02035 Ile-Ife 02036 Ijebu-Ode 02037 Oyo 02038 Abeokuta 02039 Wukari 02041 Enugu 02042 Abakaliki 02043 Makurdi 02044 Ogoja 02045 Onitsha 02046 Lafia 02047 Awka 02048 Ikare 02050 Owo 02051 Benin City 02052 Warri 02053 Sapele 02054 Agbor 02055 Asaba 02056 Auchi 02057 Lokoja 02058 Okitipupa 02059 Sokoto 02060 Kafanchan 02061 Kaduna 02062 Gusau 02063 Kano 02064 Katsina 02065 Minna 02066 Kontagora 02067 Birnin-Kebbi 02068 Zaria 02069 Pankshin 02070 Azare 02071 Gombe 02072 Jos 02073 Yola 02075 Maiduguri 02076 Bauchi 02077 Hadejia 02078 Jalingo 02079 Aba 02082 Owerri 02083 Port Harcourt 02084 Uyo 02085 Ahoada 02086 Calabar 02087 Umuahia 02088 Yenagoa 02089 Ubiaja 02055 Kwara 02031 Igarra 02057 Ughelli 02053 Uromi 02057
Other numbers Tollfree numbers begin with “0800” (800 without the leading zero), while non-tollfree numbers start with “0700” or 700 without the leading zero. These numbers have 10 digits and are not mobile numbers.
The emergency number is 112 and also 767 in Lagos state.
See also List of telephone operating companies in Nigeria
References
External links ITU allocations list