The Nigeria country code is +234 — reaching all 230 million Nigerians + ~225 million mobile subscriptions across MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Glo Mobile + 9mobile. Africa\'s most populous country + largest economy by GDP + the world\'s most active telecom market by net subscriber adds.
Nigeria was assigned +234 by the ITU in 1972 — placing it in zone 2 (Africa) alongside Egypt +20, South Africa +27, Morocco +212 + Kenya +254. Nigeria is Africa's largest country by population (230M) + economy by GDP.
Nigeria has used the +234 country code since 1972, in zone 2 (Africa) alongside Ghana +233, Cameroon +237, Côte d'Ivoire +225, Senegal +221, Egypt +20 + South Africa +27. The 23X bloc covers West + Central Africa.
Nigeria's telecom regulator is NCC (Nigerian Communications Commission). Four major mobile carriers operate: MTN Nigeria (the largest single carrier on the continent, ~85M subs), Airtel Nigeria (~62M, owned by Bharti Airtel India), Glo Mobile (~62M, Globacom — the only fully Nigerian-owned major carrier) + 9mobile (~14M, formerly Etisalat Nigeria, now domestically owned).
Nigeria uses variable-length area codes (1-2 digits) with leading 0 domestically (dropped internationally). <b>1</b> Lagos (single digit). <b>9</b> Abuja (single digit). <b>2</b> Ibadan, <b>52</b> Benin City, <b>62</b> Kaduna, <b>64</b> Kano, <b>73</b> Jos, <b>84</b> Port Harcourt. Mobile numbers start with <b>070</b>, <b>080</b>, <b>081</b>, <b>090</b> or <b>091</b>.
Africa\'s tech + Nollywood capital. Lagos (+234 1) is Africa\'s largest city (~22M+ in the metro) + the tech capital of the continent — Yaba ("Yabacon Valley") hosts the African HQ of Flutterwave, Paystack (Stripe-acquired), Andela, Kuda Bank, Interswitch + thousands of fintech startups.
Lagos is also the global capital of Nollywood — the world\'s 2nd-largest film industry by output (after Bollywood, ahead of Hollywood). A +234 1 line is the natural caller-ID for any business serving Sub-Saharan Africa\'s largest market.
A Nigerian phone number in international format is written as +234 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Drop the leading 0 when dialing internationally. Example: +234 1 234 5678 for Lagos (domestic 01), +234 803 123 4567 for an MTN Nigeria mobile (domestic 0803).
Nigerian mobile numbers start with 070, 080, 081, 090 or 091: 0703-0706, 0803-0806, 0810-0816, 0903-0906, 0913-0916 MTN Nigeria; 0701-0708, 0802, 0808, 0812, 0902, 0907 Airtel; 0705, 0805, 0807, 0811, 0815, 0905, 0915 Glo; 0809, 0817, 0818, 0908, 0909 9mobile.
Drop the 0 internationally: +234 703, +234 803, etc. All Nigerian mobiles are 11 digits domestic.
From Victoria Island in Lagos to Aso Rock in Abuja to the oil fields of Port Harcourt, every Nigerian number lives behind a +234. Pick the area code that matches your customer city.
Every country uses a different exit code before +234 Nigeria. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +234 1 234 5678 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0 from the area code when dialing internationally.
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+234 reaches Africa's largest economy + the world's most active fintech market. NIN + every Nigerian bank verify with +234 mobile.
Nigerian banks (Access Bank, GTBank, Zenith, First Bank, UBA, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Bank) + the NIN (National Identity Number from NIMC) + every fintech (Opay, Palmpay, Kuda, Moniepoint, Flutterwave, Paystack) SMS OTPs to +234 mobiles.
NIN-SIM linkage is mandatory in Nigeria — without a real +234 line linked to NIN, you cannot complete most fintech KYC.
Nigeria is Africa's largest economy by GDP + most populous country (230M, projected ~400M by 2050). Lagos is the African HQ of Nigerian unicorns Flutterwave, Andela, Interswitch + every multinational operating in West Africa (MTN Group, Heineken, Unilever, P&G, Coca-Cola, Standard Bank Africa).
A +234 1 prefix says "Lagos — Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, Yaba ("Yabacon Valley" — Africa's tech capital), the Lagos Stock Exchange (NGX), most multinational HQs, MMA international airport". Abuja +234 9 says "government — Aso Rock Presidential Villa, National Assembly, every government ministry, foreign embassies".
Nigeria is the most populous English-speaking country in Africa + the cultural capital of West Africa via Nollywood (~2,500 films/year — 2nd-largest film industry globally).
Nigerian Afrobeats (Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Tems) dominates global African pop. A +234 line is THE caller-ID for serving Anglophone Africa's 350M+ people.
Nigeria runs on WAT (West Africa Time, UTC+1) year-round — no DST. Same clock as France, Germany, Italy in winter (CET). Bridges African + EU mainland + US East Coast late-evening work hours cleanly.
CallMama routes +234 through NCC-licensed Nigerian carriers under NDPR (Nigeria Data Protection Regulation) + the Nigerian Communications Act. Voice + SMS handled to Nigerian + GDPR-comparable standards.
Pick your Nigerian area code — 1 Lagos, 9 Abuja, 64 Kano, 84 Port Harcourt, 2 Ibadan — or grab a 07/08/09 mobile, and start calling, texting + receiving NIMC + GTBank + Access Bank + Flutterwave OTPs from real Nigerian customers.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 234 1 234 5678 for Lagos (domestic 01), or 011 234 803 123 4567 for an MTN Nigeria mobile (domestic 0803).00 234 9 234 5678 for Abuja. UK-Nigeria is one of the heaviest ITU routes globally (UK has Europe\'s largest Nigerian diaspora — ~250K + colonial-era family ties).+234 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Example: +234 1 234 5678 for Lagos, +234 803 123 4567 for an MTN Nigeria mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.