COUNTRY & TERRITORY REFERENCE

Nigeria country codes

NigeriaAfrica

Flag shown for Nigeria
ISO alpha-2
NG
2 letters
ISO alpha-3
NGA
3 letters
ISO numeric
566
3 digits
Calling prefix
+234
Telephone reference

Nigeria at a glance

The ISO country identifiers for Nigeria are NG, NGA, and 566. Select the format your form or system requests.

Namename
Nigeria
Native name in sourcenative_name
Nigeria
Capital / administrative centrecapital
Abuja
Continentcontinent
Africa (AF)
Regionregion
Africa
Sub-regionsub_region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Calling prefixes, currency & internet domain

International calling prefixdial_code
+234
Currency referencecurrency_code
NGNNigerian Naira
Country-code domaintld
.ng

A listed telephone prefix may combine a shared country calling code with an area code. It is not a complete phone number.

Languages & native names

Languages listed for Nigeria in the reference source, with native language names where available. This is not an exhaustive list of the languages spoken or a statement of their legal status.

EnglishEnglishen-NG
Hausaهَوُسَha
YorubaYorùbáyo
IgboIgboig
FulaFulfuldeff

The small codes are source language tags. A tag such as en-US includes a language and a regional variant; it is different from an ISO country code on its own.

Nigeria time zones

1 identifier is listed for NG in IANA zone.tab, release 2026d. Time-zone identifiers describe clock-rule locations, not fixed UTC offsets.

  • Africa/Lagos

UTC offsets and daylight-saving rules depend on the date and location. Use the time-zone converter to compare local times for a chosen date.

ISO, sporting & legacy identifiers

These code systems serve different purposes. Similar-looking codes can refer to different places or organisations.

ISO alpha-2iso_alpha_2
NG
ISO alpha-3iso_alpha_3
NGA
ISO numericiso_numeric
566
FIFA referencefifa
NGA
IOC referenceioc
NGR
Legacy FIPS-style referencefips
NI

FIFA and IOC values are source references, not confirmation of current membership or event participation. FIPS 10-4 was withdrawn in 2008; legacy FIPS-style values are for interpreting older datasets and must not replace current ISO codes.

Sources & reference notes

The base record is from ListBase.org v2026.08. English and native country names use Annexare Countries, language names use Annexare and runtime display-name data, time zones use IANA 2026d, and the locally hosted flag is from flag-icons.