List Of All Nigerian GSM Network Phone Number Prefixes

The topic of this article is an exhaustive list of Nigerian Prefixes for Phone/GSM Numbers to each of the Nigerian networks (MTN, GLO, AIRTEL, 9MOBILE).

The majority of customers of Nigerian networks are always seeking their prefixes. Contacting customer service representatives whose network’s prefix is 0809, 0704, or 0802 isn’t always easy and can be lengthy.

It is important to note that ECONET is Nigeria’s initial GSM service provider and was officially launched on the 6th of September 2001. MTN Nigeria also began operations within the same time frame. The country code for Nigeria is +234 and is added before these network prefixes, particularly for making international calls.

LIST OF ALL NIGERIAN GSM NETWORK PHONE NUMBER PREFIXES

If you’re looking for the best way to find your network’s phone number, we’ve researched all these and put together a list of prefixes on every Nigerian number. Here is the list of the prefixes of all numbers for networks in Nigeria.

MTN NIGERIA NUMBER PREFIXES

MTN Nigeria controls the GSM numbers listed below

  1. 0803
  2. 0806
  3. 0703
  4. 0706
  5. 0813
  6. 0816
  7. 0810
  8. 0814
  9. 0903
  10. 0906
  11. 0913
  12. 0916
  13. 07025
  14. 07026
  15. 0704

GLO NIGERIA NUMBER PREFIXES

The prefixes below are for GLO networks in Nigeria.

  1. 0805
  2. 0807
  3. 0705
  4. 0815
  5. 0811
  6. 0905
  7. 0915

AIRTEL NIG NUMBER PREFIXES

The following are the available prefixes that airtel uses in Nigeria currently.

  1. 0802
  2. 0808
  3. 0708
  4. 0812
  5. 0701
  6. 0902
  7. 0901
  8. 0904
  9. 0907
  10. 0912

9MOBILE NUMBER PREFIXES

Etisalat network includes the following prefix as their network’s

  1. 0809
  2. 0818
  3. 0817
  4. 0909
  5. 0908

NTEL & SMILE Networks

  1. NTEL – 0804
  2. Smile – 0702

They are Nigerian GSM networks phone number prefixes that came from various telecommunication websites and are reliable.

I am sure that with these prefixes, you’ll be able to know the answer to the Nigerian phone number that began with 0702 was MTN, Airtel, Glo, or 9mobile and eliminate the confusion quickly.

TABLE SHOWING PREFIXES FOR ALL NIGERIAN TELCOM NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER

 

MTN NUMBER PREFIXES
PrefixesMobile Operator
0703MTN
0706MTN
0803MTN
0806MTN
0810MTN
0813MTN
0814MTN
0816MTN
0903MTN
0906MTN
GLO NUMBER PREFIXES
0705GLO
0805GLO
0807GLO
0811GLO
0815GLO
0905GLO
AIRTEL NUMBER PREFIXES
0701AIRTEL
0708AIRTEL
0802AIRTEL
0808AIRTEL
0812AIRTEL
0902AIRTEL
0907AIRTEL
0901AIRTEL
9MOBILE NUMBER PREFIXES ( Etisalat)
08099MOBILE
08179MOBILE
08189MOBILE
09089MOBILE
09099MOBILE
STARCOMMS NUMBER PREFIXES
07028STARCOMMS
07029STARCOMMS
0819STARCOMMS
VISAFONE NUMBER PREFIXES
07025VISAFONE
07026VISAFONE
0704VISAFONE
MULTILINKS NUMBER PREFIXES
07027MULTILINKS
0709MULTILINKS
ZOOM MOBILE NUMBER PREFIX
0707ZOOM MOBILE
NTEL NUMBER PREFIX
0804NTEL
SMILE NUMBER PREFIX
0702SMILE

Using the information above, it is possible to determine what MTN, GLO, Airtel, and 9mobile numbers begin with. Other network operators like Smile Nigeria, Zoom, Multilinks, and Ntel are all listed below. Please note that as of the introduction of mobile number portability within this country, the prefixes could no longer be used to indicate which network the phone number is connected to.

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