To make a telephone call to Nigeria from abroad and vice-versa, you are expected to input the international telephone code for Nigeria or the country before dailing the local number. This would enable the call go through to the right person.
Also, there are also dialing codes for Nigerian cities that you might need to know in case you want to reach anyone in these cities through your mobile phone. If you want to make an international telephone call to Nigeria, you would have to dial the international outgoing telephone code from your country.
Note that the official Nigeria International Telephone countrycode is “+234” and each area or cities in Nigeria has its different area code.
The Nigeria international and local city codes in this write-up would aid anyone who wants to make an international phone call to Nigeria.
In this post, we provide the various area or dialing codes for Nigerian cities.
List of Area/Dialing Codes For Nigerian Cities
Area/Dialing Codes For Nigerian Cities
City Name | Area/Dialing Code |
Abakaliki | 043 |
Bukuru | 073 |
Bida | 066 |
Benin City | 052 |
Bauchi | 077 |
Badagary | 01 |
Azare | 071 |
Awka | 046 |
Auchi | 057 |
Asaba | 046 |
Akwanga | 047 |
Akure | 034 |
Ajaokuta | 058 |
Ahoada | 086 |
Agbor | 055 |
Ado Ekiti | 030 |
Abuja (FCT) | 09 |
Abonema | 084 |
Abia | 082 |
Abeokuta | 039 |
Calabar | 087 |
Daura | 065 |
Ede | 035 |
Eket | 085 |
Ekiadolor | 052 |
Ekpoma | 055 |
Enugu | 042 |
Funtua | 064 |
Gashua | 078 |
Gusau | 063 |
Ibadan | 02 |
Ifo | 039 |
Igarra | 057 |
Iguobazuwa | 057 |
Ihiala | 046 |
Ijebu Ode | 037 |
Ikere Ekiti | 030 |
Ikom | 045 |
Ikorodu | 01 |
Ikot Ekpene | 085 |
Ilaro | 039 |
Ile-Ife | 036 |
Ilorin | 031 |
Isele Uku | 055 |
Iseyin | 038 |
Jos | 073 |
Kaduna | 062 |
Kano | 064 |
Kastina | 065 |
Keffi | 047 |
Koko | 054 |
Kwale | 053 |
Lafia | 073 |
Lagos | 01 |
Lokoja | 058 |
Maiduguri | 076 |
Makurdi | 044 |
Minna | 066 |
Nassarawa | 047 |
Nguru | 078 |
Nnewi | 046 |
Nsukka | 042 |
Obiaruku | 054 |
Obudu | 045 |
Ogbomosho | 038 |
Oghara | 054 |
Ogidi | 046 |
Okitipupa | 059 |
Ondo | 034 |
Onitsha | 046 |
Orerokpe | 053 |
Orlu | 083 |
Oro | 031 |
Osogbo | 035 |
Otta | 039 |
Owerri | 083 |
Owo | 051 |
Oyo | 038 |
Ozoro | 053 |
Port Harcourt | 084 |
Sabongida Ora | 057 |
Sapele | 054 |
Shagamu | 037 |
Sokoto | 060 |
Suleja | 09 |
Ubiaja | 055 |
Ughelli | 053 |
Umuahia | 088 |
Umunede | 055 |
Uromi | 055 |
Uyo | 085 |
Warri | 053 |
Yelwa/Shendam | 070 |
Yola | 075 |
Zaria | 069 |
Zaria | 069 |
Zuru | 067 |
Prefix of Mobile Phone Networks in Nigeria
Since Nigeria started the Mobile Number Portability in 2013, the various number prefix below can’t be used to know the telecomms operator again.
Prefix of Mobile Phone Networks in Nigeria
Prefix | Network |
---|---|
0701 | Airtel Nigeria |
0702 | SmileSmile |
07025 | MTN Nigeria (formerly Visafone) |
07026 | MTN Nigeria (formerly Visafone) |
07027 | Multi-Links |
07028 | Starcomms |
07029 | Starcomms |
0703 | MTN Nigeria |
0704 | MTN Nigeria (formerly Visafone) |
0705 | Globacom |
0706 | MTN Nigeria |
0707 | ZoomMobile (formerly Reltel) |
0708 | Airtel Nigeria |
0709 | Multi-Links |
0802 | Airtel Nigeria |
0803 | MTN Nigeria |
0804 | Ntel |
0805 | Globacom |
0806 | MTN Nigeria |
0807 | Globacom |
0808 | Airtel Nigeria |
0809 | 9mobile |
0810 | MTN Nigeria |
0811 | Globacom |
0812 | Airtel Nigeria |
0813 | MTN Nigeria |
0814 | MTN Nigeria |
0815 | Globacom |
0816 | MTN Nigeria |
0817 | 9mobile |
0818 | 9mobile |
0819 | Starcomms |
0909 | 9mobile |
0908 | 9mobile |
0901 | Airtel Nigeria |
0902 | Airtel Nigeria |
0903 | MTN Nigeria |
0904 | Airtel Nigeria |
0905 | Globacom |
0906 | MTN Nigeria |
0907 | Airtel Nigeria |