🇳🇬 Nigeria · +234
Nigeria mobile number prefixes
51 number prefixes and the 11 networks they were assigned to: MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile, Ntel and more. Paste a number to see its network.
Prefixes by network
Prefixes are written the way numbers are dialled inside Nigeria, including the trunk prefix 0. From abroad, drop the 0 and add +234: 0802 123 4567 becomes +234 802 123 4567.
MTN
16 prefixes070250702607030704070607070803080608100813081408160903090609130916
Airtel
11 prefixes07010708080208080812090109020904090709110912
Glo
7 prefixes0705080508070811081509050915
9mobile
5 prefixes08090817081809080909
Ntel
3 prefixes07021070220804
Starcomms
3 prefixes07028070290819
Multilinks
2 prefixes070270709
Lebara
1 prefixes072
MAFAB
1 prefixes0801
Prestel
1 prefixes07024
Smile
1 prefixes07020
Source: Google libphonenumber carrier metadata. Because of number portability, a number may have moved to another network.
Nigeria mobile prefixes: FAQ
How can I tell which network a Nigeria number is on?
Look at the first digits after the trunk prefix and compare them with the table on this page, or paste the number into the network finder. For example, Nigeria numbers starting with 07025 were assigned to MTN.
Which mobile networks are there in Nigeria?
Number ranges in Nigeria are assigned to MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile, Ntel and others.
Is the prefix always correct for the current network?
No. Nigeria numbers can usually be ported to another operator while keeping the number, so the prefix tells you which network the number range was originally assigned to. A carrier lookup through the numlookupapi API returns the carrier the number data points to.
What is the country code of Nigeria?
The country code of Nigeria is +234. See the Nigeria country code page for dialing instructions and number formats.
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GET https://api.numlookupapi.com/v1/validate/+2348021234567
{
"valid": true,
"number": "12069220880",
"local_format": "2069220880",
"international_format": "+12069220880",
"country_prefix": "+1",
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States of America",
"location": "Seattle",
"line_type": "landline",
"e164_format": "+12069220880",
"national_format": "(206) 922-0880"
}Popular country codes
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