What is the Nigeria country code?

Everything you need to dial a Nigeria number correctly from a UK phone.

+234

The Nigeria country code is +234. Dialling from the UK? Use 00234 instead of the + — they do exactly the same thing.

How to dial a Nigeria number from the UK

Dial 00234 + area code + local number for landlines, dropping the leading zero. For mobiles, dial 00234 + the 10-digit number (starting 07, 08 or 09 — drop the leading 0).

Example: Lagos landline: 00234 1 + 7 or 8-digit number. Mobile starting 0803: dial 00234 803 + remaining digits.

00 or +? Either works

Typing +234 (hold the 0 key on most phone keypads to get a +) is the international standard and works automatically wherever you're calling from. 00234 is the UK's own way of dialling out internationally — both reach exactly the same number.

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Common questions

The Nigeria country code is +234. When dialling from a UK phone, replace the + with 00234 instead.
Either works on most modern phones — typing "+" (hold 0 on most keypads) and the country code is the international standard and works automatically. The 00 prefix is the UK-specific way of dialling out internationally and does exactly the same thing.
Dial 00234 + area code + local number for landlines, dropping the leading zero. For mobiles, dial 00234 + the 10-digit number (starting 07, 08 or 09 — drop the leading 0).
Yes — WhatsApp, FaceTime and similar apps call over data instead of the phone network, so there's no country code to dial at all. They're free if the person you're calling also has internet, but aren't a substitute for reaching a landline or someone without a smartphone.
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