Call Nigeria

Talk360 is the most suitable international calling app for making affordable international or local calls to any offline phone number across the globe. With this app, you can call any landline or mobile number in Nigeria. The benefit? Only the caller needs to have the Talk360 app installed. The receiver of the call doesn’t notice that you call via an app. Calling friends, family, clients, or business relations in Nigeria with the Talk360 app is easy & saves you a lot of money.

In this guide, we introduce you to informative tips on how to call Nigeria with Talk360, the benefits of our app, its differences with other calling services, & in the end, we offer you the fun facts about this great country.

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Keeping in touch with friends and family abroad means high rates & confusing calling criteria. Now, Talk360 makes calling Nigeria easier & cost-effective. With Talk360, you can call Nigeria at low per-minute rates.

To call a landline in Nigeria from the United States, simply follow these straightforward dialing tips:

• first dial 011, the U.S. exit code;
• next dial 234, the country code for Nigeria;
• then dial the area code (1-2 digits. See a sample calling code list below);
• and finally, dial the phone number (5–7 digits).

If calling Nigeria from anywhere in the world, you just need to perform the following:

• enter the exit code: It’s also referred to as the IDD code (International Direct Dialing) or ISD code (International Subscriber Dialing). For most countries, it’s 00 or +. For the USA and Canada, it’s 011;
• country code: Each country is assigned a unique country code;
• area code: This is the code for a part of Nigeria. It’s usually a general area or a city;  
• local number: The local number you would like to call.

Here is a list of major area codes and city calling codes in Nigeria:

Click to expand the list with area codes

Area	Code
Aba	82
Abeokuta	39
Abuja	9
Ado-Ekiti	30
Akure	34
Bauchi	77
Benin	52
Calabar	87
Enugu	42
Gombe	72
Ibadan	2
IIkare	50
Ikeja	1
Ile-Ife	63
Iljebu-Ode	37
Ilorin	31
Jalingo	79
Jos	73
Kaduna	62
Kano	64
Katsina	65
Lagos	1
Maiduguri	76
Minna	66
Ogoja	45
Okitipupa	59
Ondo	34
Onitsha	46
Oshogbo	35
Owo	51
Oyo	38
Port Harcourt	59
Shagamu	37
Sokoto	60
Umuahia	88
Uyo	85
Warri	53
Zaria	69

Now you know how to dial Nigeria. With Talk360, you only have to buy credit and enter the mobile number you want to communicate with.

Aside from knowing how to dial Nigeria, fascinating fun facts about Nigeria include the following:

• it’s the most populous nation in Africa: Almost 200 million people live in this country. In 2019, it was ranked as the 7th most populated country in the globe;

• has over 500 indigenous languages: Some of the major languages are Yoruba, Hausa, & Igbo, even though English serves as the official language;

• it’s one of the largest film producers in the globe: Nollywood is the nickname for the Nigerian Movie Industry, & is also bigger than Hollywood. It’s approximated to be second in the globe, only to Bollywood in India. As a fact, about 200 movies are produced every week;

• home to the richest man in Africa: Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian businessman with a net worth of at least 13.8 billion USD;

• holds the largest natural gas reserves on the continent: It’s a large producer of Crude oil with an average of 2.5 million barrels a day & the 6th largest oil-producing country in the globe. Nigeria has a massive reserve of petroleum, & it plays a vital role in the Nigerian economy since it’s the largest Africa's largest gas & oil exporter;

• has more than 250 ethnic groups: Some of them includes Igbo, Yoruba, Edo, Hausa, Fula, Bajju, Igede, Kanuri, etc. These groups all have their own distinct cultures & traditions.

• Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria, but it’s not the capital: Abuja is the capital of this country & is one of the fastest-growing cities in the globe with a population of about 6 million people in its metropolitan area.

Certainly, Nigeria has many fun facts. Now you can call your friends & family in Nigeria & talk to them about the fun facts. Maybe they even know so more!

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Call Nigeria from UK Free

Many people look for ways to call Nigeria from the UK for free, especially when contacting family or friends regularly. In most cases, completely free calls are only possible when using internet-based apps such as VoIP messaging platforms where both users are connected online. These services send calls through the internet instead of traditional phone networks, which means you usually only pay for the internet connection you already have. However, if you want to call a regular Nigerian mobile number or landline, truly free calls are uncommon because the call still needs to connect to the Nigerian telecom network. This is why many people choose affordable international calling apps that offer low per-minute rates while still allowing you to reach any phone number in Nigeria.

How to Call Nigeria from the USA

If you want to call Nigeria from the USA, you need to follow the correct international dialing format. Start by dialing 011, which is the international exit code used in the United States. Next, dial 234, the country code for Nigeria. After that, enter the Nigerian area code and the local phone number you want to reach. The dialing structure therefore looks like this: 011 + 234 + area code + local phone number. Nigerian mobile numbers usually begin with prefixes such as 070, 080, 081, 090, or 091, but when dialing internationally the leading zero is removed and replaced by the country code. This format ensures that your call is routed correctly to Nigeria’s telephone network and connects successfully.