How To Phone Nigeria
Dialling instructions for calling to and from anywhere in Nigeria, including how to call Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Benin City and Port Harcourt .
Country code: +234
How to call Nigeria from the UK
To phone Nigeria dial 00234
then the full national number minus any leading 0
If a number is displayed already including the +234 country code, just replace the '+' with the UK international access code of 00 and ignore any reference to '(0)'.
Examples:
| Nigerian phone number | Dialled from UK as |
|---|---|
| 022 123456 | 00 234 22 123456 |
| +234 22 123456 | 00 234 22 123456 |
| +234 (0)22 123456 | 00 234 22 123456 |
How to call the UK from Nigeria
To call a United Kingdom landline or mobile phone from Nigeria, dial 009 44, then the UK number without its leading zero.
For example, the UK number
These codes and instructions apply when dialling any part of the UK including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.
