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Nigeria country code: +234

The calling code of Nigeria is +234. Below: how to dial a number there from India or from any other country, how long the numbers are, and what time it is there now.

Nigeria at a glance

+234

Country calling code
+234
Exit code when calling out of Nigeria
009
Trunk prefix for calls inside the country
0
Mobile number length
10 digits after +234
Shape of a mobile number
+234 8XX XXX XXXX
Shape of a landline number
+234 2XXX XX XXXX
Two-letter country code (ISO)
NG
Time there now
... (Lagos)

How to call Nigeria from India

  1. Dial 00, the exit code of India. On a mobile phone you can press and hold 0 to type + instead.
  2. Dial 234, the country code of Nigeria.
  3. Dial the rest of the number. If the number is written with 0 in front for calls inside Nigeria, leave that 0 out.

So a mobile number shaped like +234 8XX XXX XXXX is dialled from an Indian landline as 00 234 8XX XXX XXXX, and from any mobile phone as +234 8XX XXX XXXX. The X marks stand for the digits of the real number.

How to call Nigeria from other countries

The steps are the same everywhere: your own country's exit code, then 234, then the number. The exit code is 011 from the United States and Canada, 00 from most of Europe, Africa and Asia, and 0011 from Australia. A mobile phone accepts + in place of any exit code, which is why numbers are best saved as +234 followed by the number.

How to call India from Nigeria

Dial 009 (the exit code of Nigeria), then 91 for India, then the number. An Indian mobile number has 10 digits. For an Indian landline, dial the STD code without its leading 0, then the number: for example 009 91 11 and the eight-digit number for Delhi. Find an Indian STD code.

Saving a number from Nigeria for WhatsApp

WhatsApp needs the full international number: + then 234 then the number, without the trunk prefix 0. Save the contact that way and it will work on WhatsApp from any country. To open a chat without saving the contact, use the WhatsApp link maker.

Checked in November 2026 against the libphonenumber numbering data. Phone numbering can change; if a call does not connect, ask your phone company. Call charges are set by your phone company, not by the code.

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