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.
Code
+234
ISO
NG
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
The +234 code identifies Nigeria on the international telephone network. Any phone number that begins with +234 — written +234 or 00234 — is a Nigeria 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.
+XXX XXX XXX XXXX
Example: +234 802 123 4567
+234 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +234 when dialing Nigeria from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
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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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The +234 code belongs to Nigeria. Any phone number that starts with +234 — or with 00234 — is a Nigeria number.
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.
The country code (international dialing code) for Nigeria is +234. To call Nigeria from abroad, dial +234 followed by the national number 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 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.
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