Call Nigeria from the UK
Call Nigerian mobiles and landlines from your phone or computer browser, without installing anything. The call rings on their normal phone, so they don't need data or an app to pick up.
Top up from £5, see the full price before you dial and pay per minute in 6-second steps. No contract, no monthly fee.
- No app to install
- No contract or monthly fee
- Top up from £5
- Unanswered calls are free
- Billed in 6-second steps, not whole minutes
- Calls of 10 seconds or less are free
- Unanswered and busy calls are free
- Mobiles and landlines, same price
- Country code
- +234
- Mobile numbers
- +234 XXX XXX XXXX
- Time difference
- The same time as the UK
- Longest call
- 60 minutes
How much does it cost to call Nigeria from the UK?
With DanaTel, calls to Nigeria cost £0.40 a minute plus £0.10 for each connected call. You're billed in 6-second steps, so a call of 1 minute 12 seconds is charged as 1.2 minutes, not 2. If nobody answers, or the call lasts 10 seconds or less, it costs nothing.
| Call length | You pay |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | £2.10 |
| 10 minutes | £4.10 |
| 30 minutes | £12.10 |
Prices are in pounds sterling and can change. The dialer shows the current rate for Nigeria as soon as you type the number, before you press Call, and the cost so far during the call. Credit is taken from your balance as you use it; there's no subscription.
How to dial Nigeria numbers
In the DanaTel dialer, type 234 (the + is already there), then the number without its first 0. Or paste a number that starts with +234 or 00234. The dialer shows 🇳🇬 Nigeria and the price as soon as it recognises the code.
Mobiles
+234 XXX XXX XXXX
Nigerian mobile numbers have 11 digits when written locally and start with 07, 08 or 09, for example 0803 XXX XXXX. Drop the first 0 and add +234: it becomes +234 803 XXX XXXX.
Landlines
Most numbers in Nigeria are mobiles. Landlines start with an area code: drop its 0 and add +234, so Lagos 01 becomes +234 1, Abuja 09 becomes +234 9 and Ibadan 02 becomes +234 2.
Nigeria is on the same time as the UK for most of the summer and one hour ahead in winter, so evening calls from the UK arrive at a sociable time all year.
What time is it in Nigeria?
It's 14:36 in Nigeria right now, the same time as the UK. Nigeria doesn't change its clocks, so it's 1 hour ahead in the UK winter and the same time while UK clocks are forward (late March to late October).
| In the UK | In Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
Times for today. Worth checking before an early-morning or late-night call.
Call Nigeria in 3 steps
Works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox on your phone or computer.
Create an account
Sign up with your email, or continue with Google or Apple. It's free.
Add credit
Top up from £5 by card, paid through Stripe. No subscription.
Dial and talk
Type the number with its country code, press Call and allow the microphone when your browser asks.
Microphone
The first time you press Call, your browser asks to use the microphone. Tap Allow, otherwise the person you call can't hear you. You can change it later in your browser's site settings.
Connection
Use Wi-Fi or a 4G/5G signal. Headphones or earbuds stop echo for the person you're calling. Keep the DanaTel page open during the call.
Calling Nigeria: questions
Can I call MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9mobile numbers?
Yes. DanaTel calls Nigerian mobile numbers on any network at the same per-minute rate.
Do I keep the 0 at the start of a Nigerian number?
No. After +234, leave out the first 0. A mobile number should have 10 digits after +234.
What's the time difference with Nigeria?
Nigeria is 1 hour ahead of the UK in winter and on the same time in the UK summer.
Do I need to install an app?
No. DanaTel works in the web browser you already have, on your phone or computer. Sign in, type the number and press Call. On a phone you can add DanaTel to your home screen so it opens like an app, but you don't have to.
How much does it cost?
Each country has a price per minute, shown on our rates page and in the dialer before you call. Some countries also have a small fee per connected call, shown next to the rate. There's no sign-up fee, subscription or monthly charge: you buy credit and it's used as you call.
How is billing calculated?
Calls are billed in 6-second steps: the call length is rounded up to the next 6 seconds, not the next minute, then multiplied by the country's per-minute rate, plus its connection fee if it has one. For example, a call of 2 minutes 3 seconds is billed as 2.1 minutes. The dialer shows the cost so far while you talk.
Are unanswered calls charged?
No. If nobody answers, the line is busy or the call can't connect, you pay nothing, connection fee included.
Guide: How to call Nigeria from the UK
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