Federal Republic of Nigeria

The key details for mobile messaging in the Federal Republic of Nigeria are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Western Africa

Dialing Code

234

1-way

Yes

2-way

No

2-way Setup Time

-

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

Yes*

Mobile Number Portability

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

No

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

No

* Notes

All Originator types supported. Delivery to CDMA networks (e.g. Visaphone) is prone to issues.

Guidance / Restrictions

No religious or adult content. All services must get the local regulators approval. Opt-in is required for all messaging programs.