🇳🇬 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 prefixes
070250702607030704070607070803080608100813081408160903090609130916
Airtel
11 prefixes
07010708080208080812090109020904090709110912
Glo
7 prefixes
0705080508070811081509050915
9mobile
5 prefixes
08090817081809080909
Ntel
3 prefixes
07021070220804
Starcomms
3 prefixes
07028070290819
Multilinks
2 prefixes
070270709
Lebara
1 prefix
072
MAFAB
1 prefix
0801
Prestel
1 prefix
07024
Smile
1 prefix
07020
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,
"international_format": "+2348021234567",
"country_prefix": "+234",
"country_code": "NG",
"line_type": "mobile",
"carrier": "…",
"e164_format": "+2348021234567",
"national_format": "0802 123 4567"
}Popular country codes
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