How to call Nigeria from the USA or from Canada:

dial 011 + 234 + phone number

Calling from another country?

The time in Nigeria is now 11:43:10am

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 (may not begin with 0):
- landlines - 7 to 8 digits with area code
- cell phones - 10 digits
sample call from US to a landline in Lagos: 011 234 1 ??? ????

How to dial to Nigeria cellular:

dialing format for calls to a cell phone: 011 234 XX ???? ????
XX can be 70, 80, 81, 90

Area Codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
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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