Nigerian Phone Numbers: Prefix For All Nigerian Networks (2024)
A complete list of Nigerian Phone/GSM Numbers prefix for all Nigerian networks is what this post is all about (MTN, GLO, AIRTEL, 9MOBILE).
Most users of Nigerian networks are always in search their corresponding prefixes. Calling customer care agents as to which network starts with 0809, 0704, 0802 can be difficult and sometimes time consuming.
Note that ECONET was the first GSM network provider in Nigeria and it was launched on the 6th of November, 2001. MTN Nigeria also began operations almost the same period. Nigeria’s Country Code is +234 and it is inserted before these network prefixes especially when you want to make international calls.
LIST OF ALL NIGERIAN GSM NETWORK PHONE NUMBER PREFIXES
If you are looking for how to find your network phone number, we have carried out our research on all these and compiled a list of prefix for all Nigerian phone numbers. Below is a list for all networks numbers prefixes in Nigeria.
MTN NIGERIA NUMBER PREFIXES
The GSM numbers below are owned by MTN Nigeria
- 0803
- 0806
- 0703
- 0706
- 0813
- 0816
- 0810
- 0814
- 0903
- 0906
- 0913
- 0916
- 07025
- 07026
- 0704
GLO NIGERIA NUMBER PREFIXES
The following prefixes are for GLO network in Nigeria.
- 0805
- 0807
- 0705
- 0815
- 0811
- 0905
- 0915
AIRTEL NIG NUMBER PREFIXES
The following are the number prefixes for airtel in Nigeria at the moment.
- 0802
- 0808
- 0708
- 0812
- 0701
- 0902
- 0901
- 0904
- 0907
- 0912
9MOBILE NUMBER PREFIXES
Etisalat network has the following as their prefix
- 0809
- 0818
- 0817
- 0909
- 0908
NTEL & SMILE Networks
- NTEL – 0804
- Smile – 0702
These Nigerian GSM network phone number prefixes were all gotten from the different telecommunication websites and can be trusted.
I believe with the above prefixes, you will be able to know the answer as to which Nigerian phone number that started with 0702 was either MTN, Airtel, Glo or 9mobile and clear the confusion easily.
| MTN NUMBER PREFIXES | |
| Prefixes | Mobile Operator |
| 0703 | MTN |
| 0706 | MTN |
| 0803 | MTN |
| 0806 | MTN |
| 0810 | MTN |
| 0813 | MTN |
| 0814 | MTN |
| 0816 | MTN |
| 0903 | MTN |
| 0906 | MTN |
| GLO NUMBER PREFIXES | |
| 0705 | GLO |
| 0805 | GLO |
| 0807 | GLO |
| 0811 | GLO |
| 0815 | GLO |
| 0905 | GLO |
| AIRTEL NUMBER PREFIXES | |
| 0701 | AIRTEL |
| 0708 | AIRTEL |
| 0802 | AIRTEL |
| 0808 | AIRTEL |
| 0812 | AIRTEL |
| 0902 | AIRTEL |
| 0907 | AIRTEL |
| 0901 | AIRTEL |
| 9MOBILE NUMBER PREFIXES ( Etisalat) | |
| 0809 | 9MOBILE |
| 0817 | 9MOBILE |
| 0818 | 9MOBILE |
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0908
|
9MOBILE |
| 0909 | 9MOBILE |
| STARCOMMS NUMBER PREFIXES | |
| 07028 | STARCOMMS |
| 07029 | STARCOMMS |
| 0819 | STARCOMMS |
| VISAFONE NUMBER PREFIXES | |
| 07025 | VISAFONE |
| 07026 | VISAFONE |
| 0704 | VISAFONE |
| MULTILINKS NUMBER PREFIXES | |
| 07027 | MULTILINKS |
| 0709 | MULTILINKS |
| ZOOM MOBILE NUMBER PREFIX | |
| 0707 | ZOOM MOBILE |
| NTEL NUMBER PREFIX | |
| 0804 | NTEL |
| SMILE NUMBER PREFIX | |
| 0702 | SMILE |
With the above inforamtion, you can know what MTN, GLO, Airtel and 9mobile numbers start with. Other netwroks such as Smile Nigeria, Zoom, Multilinks and Ntel are all listed here. Kindly note that since the implementation of mobile number portability in the country, prefixes might not be used any more to indicate the network that a phone number uses.
