Call Nigeria and hear them pick up.
Nigeria's country code is +234: dial it and drop the 0 that starts the local number. Whichever network they are on, a phone with a SIP app, or the office switchboard, reaches them for $0.0375 a minute, billed by the second.
- 533 minto Nigeria on a $20 top-up
- Same priceMTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile
- Per secondbilling, no rounding
Calling Nigeria from
00234201 463 0643
LagosOld numbers stopped working in 2024. $0.0375 a minute, billed by the second.--:-- in Lagos nowLondon is 1 h behind
Start calling NigeriaHow to call Nigeria
Old landline numbers stopped working in 2024.
On 1 January 2024 every Nigerian landline gained 02 in front. Business cards, school letters and old phone books still show the old number, and many calling guides do too. Mobiles kept theirs, and nearly everyone you call is on one.
- 0Drop the 0
+234 0803 123 4567+234 803 123 4567
The 0 in 0803 is for calls inside Nigeria. After 234 it makes the call fail.
- 02Landlines gained 02
+234 1 463 0643+234 201 463 0643
Since 1 January 2024 every landline starts 02. Old 01, 09 and 084 numbers need it in front.
- 10Count ten digits
+234 803 123 456+234 803 123 4567
Mobiles are 11 digits with the 0, ten after +234. One short and it will not ring.
Ten digits after +234, any network. $0.0375 a minute, billed by the second.
Get 533 minutes for $20Cheap calls to Nigeria
$0.0375 a minute to every Nigerian phone.
MTN, Airtel, Glo or 9mobile, landline or mobile: one price, billed by the second. No monthly fee, and calls nobody answers cost nothing. Set your habit below and see the month before you top up.
What your calls to Nigeria cost
Calls a week
Minutes a call
3 calls a week, 20 minutes each260 minutes a month
- A month
- $9.75
- A year
- $117.00
- $20 lasts
- 8 weeks
Months are a year of weeks divided by 12.
- Sunday call to Mummy
- Talked
- 32:14
- Billed
- 32:14
- Quick check on the shop
- Talked
- 2:21
- Billed
- 2:21
- School fees, with the bursar
- Talked
- 6:52
- Billed
- 6:52
Sunday with Mummy and a quick check on the shop, at the same rate per minute. 533 minutes to Nigeria for $20.
Get 533 minutes for $20When a Nigerian number stops ringing
Nearly 60 million fewer active lines in one year.
In 2024 Nigeria barred SIMs that were never linked to a National Identification Number. Active voice lines fell from 224.7 million to 164.9 million, after that barring and one network correcting its count. If a number that always worked now fails, check this before you blame the call.
Once the line is linked, it rings. $0.0375 a minute to every Nigerian phone.
Get 533 minutes for $20Calls to Nigeria for your business
Suppliers in Aba, staff in Lagos, partners in Abuja.
Route +234 from the PBX you already run and Aba, Lagos and Abuja all cost $0.0375 a minute, from a balance that caps what the line can spend.
- 1sBilled by the second
A 70-second call to a supplier in Aba costs 70 seconds.
- MAXPrepaid caps the spend
A line stuck on a call to Lagos all weekend stops when the balance does, with nothing to pay afterwards.
- PBXYour PBX, one more trunk
3CX, FreePBX, Asterisk, Yeastar or Grandstream: one outbound rule sends every 00234 call through us.
- Calls to numbers starting with
- 00234
- Strip digits
- 2
- Prepend
- +
- Route
- LinkedSIP trunk
- 00 style
- exten => _00234X.,1,Dial(PJSIP/+${EXTEN:2}@linkedsip)
- E.164
- exten => _+234X.,1,Dial(PJSIP/${EXTEN}@linkedsip)
Full settings for each system: SIP trunk configuration.
Every network in Nigeria on a trunk that stops at your balance. $0.0375 a minute, every network.
Open a free accountIs LinkedSIP right for calls to Nigeria?
Built for Nigerians abroad and everyone who calls home with them.
If home needs airtime more than a call, we are the wrong pick.
- FAMNigerian families abroadIn the UK, the US, Canada, Ireland, Germany or anywhere with internet, calling parents who answer their phone, not an app.
- B2BBusinesses with Nigerian partnersSuppliers in Aba, staff in Lagos and customers anywhere in Nigeria, rung from the office PBX or a SIP app.
Not the right choice if
- You are looking to send airtime or data. We carry calls only. We do not top up Nigerian phones.
- You mostly call Nigerian 0800 or 0700 numbers. 0800 lines are usually closed to foreign callers, and 0700 company numbers may be too. Ask for a regular landline or mobile.
- What LinkedSIP does and does not do
Calling Nigeria: your questions
Reviewed 28 October 2026.
What is the country code for Nigeria?
Nigeria's country code is +234. The 0 that opens every local number goes: 0803 123 4567 becomes +234 803 123 4567, and a Lagos landline 02 01 463 0643 becomes +234 201 463 0643.
How do I call Nigeria from the UK?
Dial 00 234 and the mobile minus its 0, as in 00 234 803 123 4567. A UK smartphone or SIP app can start +234 instead. Lagos keeps the same time all year, so it matches the UK in summer and is one hour ahead in winter.
How do I call Nigeria from the USA?
Dial 011 234 and drop the 0, so 0803 123 4567 is 011 234 803 123 4567. A US mobile can use +234. Lagos is 5 hours ahead of New York in American summer time and 6 hours ahead in winter.
How do I call Nigeria from Canada, Ireland or Australia?
From Canada dial 011 234, from Ireland 00 234, and from Australia 0011 234, followed by the Nigerian number minus its opening 0. Typing +234 on any mobile skips the exit code.
Do I drop the 0 when calling Nigeria?
Yes. Nigerian numbers are written with a 0 for calls inside the country, like 0803 or 0909. After +234 leave it out. +234 0803... is the most common reason a call to Nigeria does not connect.
Why does an old Lagos or Abuja landline number not work?
On 1 January 2024 every Nigerian landline gained 02 in front. A Lagos number once written 01 463 0643 is now 02 01 463 0643, dialled +234 201 463 0643 from abroad. Mobile numbers did not change. The checker at the top converts old numbers for you.
How can I tell a Nigerian mobile from a landline?
Mobiles start 070, 080, 081, 090 or 091 and have 11 digits with the 0. Landlines now start 02. Numbers can move between networks, so the prefix does not reliably tell you the network, and it does not change the price here.
How much does it cost to call Nigeria?
$0.0375 a minute on MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile or an 02 landline. It is billed by the second and costs nothing to connect, so a 30-minute Sunday call to Mummy is $1.13, and $20 buys 533 minutes.
Why can I no longer reach a Nigerian number that used to work?
If it is a landline, it probably needs the new 02. If it is a mobile, the SIM may have been barred because it was never linked to a National Identification Number (NIN). The owner can dial *996# on that phone to check, then link the NIN with their network.
Can I call a Nigerian 0800 or 0700 number from abroad?
Often not. 0800 numbers are free inside Nigeria and usually closed to foreign callers, and 0700 numbers are single company numbers that may not accept them either. Ask the company for a regular landline or mobile.
Do I need a Nigeria calling card?
No. Save the number as +234 without its 0, such as +234 803 123 4567, and call it from your SIP app or PBX at $0.0375 a minute on any network. A $20 top-up buys 533 minutes.
Every Nigerian phone, one rate. 533 minutes for $20.
Make the account with any email you check, fund it with $20 in crypto, and ring +234 with the 0 taken off the front. How sign-up and top-ups work.