+234Nigeria
The +234 prefix belongs to Nigeria. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +234 (calling code 234), it came from Nigeria. You can also call Nigeria from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
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Code
+234
ISO
NG
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Which country is +234?
The +234 code identifies Nigeria on the international telephone network. Country code 234 is assigned to Nigeria under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +234 — written +234 or 00234 — is a Nigeria number. You can call any Nigeria number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a Nigeria phone number
Every Nigeria number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Nigeria from abroad, the only fixed part is +234 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Nigeria.
Mobile example
+XXX XXX XXX XXXX
Example: +234 802 123 4567
Landline example
+234 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call Nigeria (+234) step by step
Enter the country code +234 when dialing Nigeria from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
Use TwinPhone to connect the call at low per-minute rates.
How to dial Nigeria numbers
Nigeria has two types of phone numbers: landlines (mostly in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt) starting with area codes like 01, 09, and mobile numbers starting with prefixes like 0803, 0805, 0701. When dialing from abroad, replace the leading 0 with +234. For example, to call a Lagos landline 01-xxx-xxxx, dial +234-1-xxx-xxxx. Mobile numbers like 0803-xxx-xxxx become +234-803-xxx-xxxx.
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Country codes near +234
Dialing codes immediately above and below +234 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about TwinPhone.
The +234 code belongs to Nigeria. Any phone number that starts with +234 — or with 00234 — is a Nigeria number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects Nigeria numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
The 00234 prefix is Nigeria. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +234, the Nigeria country code.
Dialing code 234 (dialed as +234 or 00234) belongs to Nigeria. Any phone number that starts with +234 is a Nigeria number.
Country code 234 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Nigeria. To call Nigeria from abroad, dial +234 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Nigeria is +234. To call Nigeria from abroad, dial +234 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+234 is Nigeria's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "234 area code". Any phone number starting with +234 is a Nigeria number.
From TwinPhone, just type +234 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +234, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Nigeria's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes — we currently rent virtual numbers in the US and Canada, from $1.60/month. Use one as your caller ID so callers see a North American number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser. Numbers for more countries are on the way.
Calling Nigeria with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +234 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +234 and the Nigeria number, and the call connects.
A +234 number is not automatically a scam — +234 is simply the country code 234 assigned to Nigeria under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Nigeria. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +234 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Nigeria are shown above.
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