Telephone number prefixes are very difficult to understand. Gone are the days when we only have 0803, 0802, 0805 and 0809. Nigeria is so congested that those generic numbers can’t adequately go around the whole populace. Have you ever tried to unravel the carrier of a particular number? Numbers such as the ones you’d find below are quite disturbing when you need to call a specific carrier using the same network. I’ve listed below all mobile phone number prefixes in Nigeria as of the time of publishing this article… Although, a constant update shall be carried out to include any new number prefix. Note about number prefixes below: The Mobile Number Portability scheme allows you to port from one network to another without changing your mobile number. You can find out more here. That said, let’s delve right into this article on Naijaknowhow. Check the table below for your mobile number prefixes.

Network Prefixes of Major Networks in Nigeria (Summary Table)

Here’s a List of All Mobile Telephone Number Prefixes in Nigeria

List of MTN Number Prefix

+234-0803xxxxxxx +234-0806xxxxxxx +234-0814xxxxxxx +234-0810xxxxxxx +234-0813xxxxxxx +234-0814xxxxxxx +234-0816xxxxxxx +234-0703xxxxxxx +234-0706xxxxxxx +234-0903xxxxxxx +234-0906xxxxxxx

List of 9mobile (Etisalat) Number Prefix

+234-0809xxxxxxx +234-0817xxxxxxx +234-0818xxxxxxx +234-0908xxxxxxx +234-0909xxxxxxx

List of Airtel Number Prefix

+234-0802xxxxxxx +234-0808xxxxxxx +234-0812xxxxxxx +234-0708xxxxxxx +234-0701xxxxxxx +234-0902xxxxxxx +234-0901xxxxxxx +234-0907xxxxxxx

List of GLO Number Prefix

+234-0805xxxxxxx +234-0807xxxxxxx +234-0811xxxxxxx +234-0815xxxxxxx +234-0705xxxxxxx +234-0905xxxxxxx

List of NTEL Number Prefix

+234-0804xxxxxxx

List of Smile Number Prefix

+234-0702xxxxxxx

+234-0709xxxxxxx

List of Visafone Number Prefix

+234-07025xxxxxx +234-07026xxxxxx +234-0704xxxxxxx

Also read: How to know your mobile number on all network. Thanks for stopping by, are there new numbers that aren’t here, kindly share using the comment box. More on Telcos:

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Worth mentioning though, there is an on play store that shows you the network your contacts are using. the name of the is Tely here is a link to the App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paulchase.connet

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