How to call Nigeria from the US and Canada

011 - 234 - phone number

011234 and +234 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text Nigerian numbers).

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Calling Nigeria explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 234 - Country Code for Nigeria
  • phone number (remove initial 0): 10 digits for landlines (area code included) and mobile numbers
  • example phone call when dialing to a landline in Lagos: 011 234 201 ??? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Nigerian cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 234 XX ???? ????
  • XX can be 70, 71, 72, 80 (except 800), 81, 90, 91

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Aba 2082 Ile-Ife 2036 Okitipupa 2059
Abeokuta 2039 Ijebu-Ode 2037 Ondo 2034
Abuja 209 Ilorin 2031 Onitsha 2046
Ado-Ekiti 2030 Jalingo 2079 Oshogbo 2035
Akure 2034 Jos 2073 Owo 2051
Bauchi 2077 Kaduna 2062 Oyo 2038
Benin 2052 Kano 2064 Port Harcourt 2084
Calabar 2087 Katsina 2065 Shagamu 2037
Enugu 2042 Lagos 201 Sokoto 2060
Gombe 2072 Maiduguri 2076 Umuahia 2088
Ibadan 202 Makurdi 2044 Uyo 2085
Ikare 2050 Minna 2066 Warri 2053
Ikeja 201 Ogoja 2045 Zaria 2069
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