Nigeria Country Code

The country code for Nigeria is +234.

Calling code: +234
ISO code: NG · NGA
Region: Africa
Dialling out: 009

How to call Nigeria from the US

011+234+local number

011 is the US and Canadian exit code; from a mobile you can dial + instead, anywhere in the world. Numbers written locally in Nigeria start with a 0 — drop it when you dial in from abroad.

Example Nigeria numbers in international format, as published by the numbering-plan source.
Line type	Dial from abroad
Fixed line	+234 2033123456
Mobile	+234 8021234567

Calling out of Nigeria

To call abroad from Nigeria, dial 009 before the destination's country code. From a mobile, + works instead.

Scope the Nigeria calling code and its dialing rules. Source datasets/country-codes (E.164 + ISO 3166) (ITU-T E.164 + ISO 3166, 2026-07 release) and libphonenumber PhoneNumberMetadata (Google) (libphonenumber master, 2026-08 snapshot). Updated 25 August 2026. Example numbers are the numbering plan's own published examples, not real subscriber lines.