Calling Nigeria
from the United States explained:
- 011 - US exit code; dial first for international calls made from the USA or Canada
- 234 - Country Code for Nigeria
- phone number:
- landlines - 7 to 8 digits with area code
- cell phones - 10 digits
- sample call from US to a landline in Lagos: 011 + 234 + 1 ??? ????
Area Codes:
| Aba | 82 | Ile-Ife | 36 | Okitipupa | 59 |
| Abeokuta | 39 | Ijebu-Ode | 37 | Ondo | 34 |
| Abuja | 9 | Ilorin | 31 | Onitsha | 46 |
| Ado-Ekiti | 30 | Jalingo | 79 | Oshogbo | 35 |
| Akure | 34 | Jos | 73 | Owo | 51 |
| Bauchi | 77 | Kaduna | 62 | Oyo | 38 |
| Benin | 52 | Kano | 64 | Port Harcourt | 84 |
| Calabar | 87 | Katsina | 65 | Shagamu | 37 |
| Enugu | 42 | Lagos | 1 | Sokoto | 60 |
| Gombe | 72 | Maiduguri | 76 | Umuahia | 88 |
| Ibadan | 2 | Makurdi | 44 | Uyo | 85 |
| Ikare | 50 | Minna | 66 | Warri | 53 |
| Ikeja | 1 | Ogoja | 45 | Zaria | 69 |
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How to
dial to Nigeria cellular:
- dialing format for calls to a cell phone: 011 + 234 + XX ???? ????
- XX can be 70, 80 or 81