Current Time in Nigeria 🇳🇬

Q: What is the capital of Nigeria and what time is it there?

The capital of Nigeria is Abuja . You can see its current local time and time zone on the Abuja city page.

Continent: Africa

Capital City: Abuja

Largest Cities:

Lagos (Pop. 15,388,000)
Kano (Pop. 4,910,000)
Ibadan (Pop. 3,649,000)
Abuja (Pop. 3,000,000)
Port Harcourt (Pop. 2,120,000)

ISO Alpha 2/3: NG, NGA

Uses Daylight Savings Time: No ❌

IANA Time Zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)

Time Zones: WAT

States in Nigeria

Abia State Adamawa Akwa Ibom State Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa State Benue State Borno State Cross River State Delta Ebonyi State Edo State Ekiti State Enugu State FCT Gombe State Imo State Jigawa State Kaduna State Kano State Katsina State Kebbi Kogi State Kwara State Lagos Nasarawa State Niger State Ogun State Ondo State Osun State Oyo State Plateau State Rivers State Sokoto State Taraba State Yobe State Zamfara State

All Cities in Nigeria by alphabetical order

Time.you features the exact time for 264 cities in Nigeria.
Select a letter to view all cities:

A B C E G I J K L M N O P S U W Y Z

Time Now in Major Cities in Nigeria

Lagos Wed 22:40:45
Kano Wed 22:40:45
Ibadan Wed 22:40:45
Abuja Wed 22:40:45
Port Harcourt Wed 22:40:45
Kaduna Wed 22:40:45
Benin City Wed 22:40:45
Onitsha Wed 22:40:45
Aba Wed 22:40:45
Maiduguri Wed 22:40:45
Ilorin Wed 22:40:45
Sokoto Wed 22:40:45
Jos Wed 22:40:45
Zaria Wed 22:40:45
Enugu Wed 22:40:45
Warri Wed 22:40:45
Oyo Wed 22:40:45
Abeokuta Wed 22:40:45
Akure Wed 22:40:45
Bauchi Wed 22:40:45
Katsina Wed 22:40:45
Osogbo Wed 22:40:45
Ile-Ife Wed 22:40:45
Gombe Wed 22:40:45
Owerri Wed 22:40:45
Calabar Wed 22:40:45
Ebute Ikorodu Wed 22:40:45
Okene Wed 22:40:45
Ikare Wed 22:40:45
Yola Wed 22:40:45
Uyo Wed 22:40:45
Ado-Ekiti Wed 22:40:45
Ogbomoso Wed 22:40:45
Minna Wed 22:40:45
Lekki Wed 22:40:45
Bida Wed 22:40:45
Makurdi Wed 22:40:45
Ondo Wed 22:40:45
Umuahia Wed 22:40:45
Gboko Wed 22:40:45
Yenagoa Wed 22:40:45
Ijebu Ode Wed 22:40:45
Ilesa Wed 22:40:45
Ikeja Wed 22:40:45
Sapele Wed 22:40:45
Efon-Alaaye Wed 22:40:45
Owo Wed 22:40:45
Ikot Ekpene Wed 22:40:45
Iwo Wed 22:40:45
Jimeta Wed 22:40:45

City	Current Time
Lagos	Wed 22:40:45
Kano	Wed 22:40:45
Ibadan	Wed 22:40:45
Abuja	Wed 22:40:45
Port Harcourt	Wed 22:40:45
Kaduna	Wed 22:40:45
Benin City	Wed 22:40:45
Onitsha	Wed 22:40:45
Aba	Wed 22:40:45
Maiduguri	Wed 22:40:45
Ilorin	Wed 22:40:45
Sokoto	Wed 22:40:45
Jos	Wed 22:40:45
Zaria	Wed 22:40:45
Enugu	Wed 22:40:45
Warri	Wed 22:40:45
Oyo	Wed 22:40:45
Abeokuta	Wed 22:40:45
Akure	Wed 22:40:45
Bauchi	Wed 22:40:45
Katsina	Wed 22:40:45
Osogbo	Wed 22:40:45
Ile-Ife	Wed 22:40:45
Gombe	Wed 22:40:45
Owerri	Wed 22:40:45
Calabar	Wed 22:40:45
Ebute Ikorodu	Wed 22:40:45
Okene	Wed 22:40:45
Ikare	Wed 22:40:45
Yola	Wed 22:40:45
Uyo	Wed 22:40:45
Ado-Ekiti	Wed 22:40:45
Ogbomoso	Wed 22:40:45
Minna	Wed 22:40:45
Lekki	Wed 22:40:45
Bida	Wed 22:40:45
Makurdi	Wed 22:40:45
Ondo	Wed 22:40:45
Umuahia	Wed 22:40:45
Gboko	Wed 22:40:45
Yenagoa	Wed 22:40:45
Ijebu Ode	Wed 22:40:45
Ilesa	Wed 22:40:45
Ikeja	Wed 22:40:45
Sapele	Wed 22:40:45
Efon-Alaaye	Wed 22:40:45
Owo	Wed 22:40:45
Ikot Ekpene	Wed 22:40:45
Iwo	Wed 22:40:45
Jimeta	Wed 22:40:45

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Nigeria

Africa/Lagos Wed 22:40:45

Timezone	Current Time
Africa/Lagos	Wed 22:40:45

Time Zone Converters used in Nigeria

Convert time between the time zones of Nigeria and other locations worldwide.

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Sunrise and Sunset in Nigeria (264 Locations)

Lagos

↑ 6:30 AM

↓ 6:58 PM
Kano

↑ 6:00 AM

↓ 6:47 PM
Ibadan

↑ 6:26 AM

↓ 6:58 PM
Abuja

↑ 6:10 AM

↓ 6:47 PM
Port Harcourt

↑ 6:18 AM

↓ 6:41 PM
Kaduna

↑ 6:07 AM

↓ 6:49 PM
Benin City

↑ 6:21 AM

↓ 6:49 PM
Onitsha

↑ 6:17 AM

↓ 6:44 PM
Aba

↑ 6:16 AM

↓ 6:40 PM
Maiduguri

↑ 5:42 AM

↓ 6:28 PM
Ilorin

↑ 6:22 AM

↓ 6:57 PM
Sokoto

↑ 6:11 AM

↓ 7:02 PM
Jos

↑ 6:02 AM

↓ 6:42 PM
Zaria

↑ 6:05 AM

↓ 6:49 PM
Enugu

↑ 6:14 AM

↓ 6:42 PM
Warri

↑ 6:22 AM

↓ 6:47 PM
Oyo

↑ 6:25 AM

↓ 6:58 PM
Abeokuta

↑ 6:29 AM

↓ 7:00 PM
Akure

↑ 6:21 AM

↓ 6:52 PM
Bauchi

↑ 5:58 AM

↓ 6:39 PM
Katsina

↑ 6:02 AM

↓ 6:53 PM
Osogbo

↑ 6:23 AM

↓ 6:56 PM
Ile-Ife

↑ 6:24 AM

↓ 6:55 PM
Gombe

↑ 5:52 AM

↓ 6:34 PM
Owerri

↑ 6:17 AM

↓ 6:42 PM
Calabar

↑ 6:13 AM

↓ 6:36 PM
Ebute Ikorodu

↑ 6:29 AM

↓ 6:58 PM
Okene

↑ 6:17 AM

↓ 6:49 PM
Ikare

↑ 6:19 AM

↓ 6:51 PM
Yola

↑ 5:49 AM

↓ 6:27 PM
Uyo

↑ 6:14 AM

↓ 6:38 PM
Ado-Ekiti

↑ 6:21 AM

↓ 6:53 PM
Ogbomoso

↑ 6:24 AM

↓ 6:58 PM
Minna

↑ 6:12 AM

↓ 6:51 PM
Lekki

↑ 6:27 AM

↓ 6:55 PM
Bida

↑ 6:15 AM

↓ 6:52 PM
Makurdi

↑ 6:07 AM

↓ 6:40 PM
Ondo

↑ 6:23 AM

↓ 6:54 PM
Umuahia

↑ 6:15 AM

↓ 6:40 PM
Gboko

↑ 6:06 AM

↓ 6:37 PM
Yenagoa

↑ 6:21 AM

↓ 6:44 PM
Ijebu Ode

↑ 6:27 AM

↓ 6:57 PM
Ilesa

↑ 6:23 AM

↓ 6:55 PM
Ikeja

↑ 6:30 AM

↓ 6:59 PM
Sapele

↑ 6:22 AM

↓ 6:48 PM
Efon-Alaaye

↑ 6:22 AM

↓ 6:54 PM
Owo

↑ 6:20 AM

↓ 6:51 PM
Ikot Ekpene

↑ 6:15 AM

↓ 6:39 PM
Iwo

↑ 6:25 AM

↓ 6:57 PM
Jimeta

↑ 5:49 AM

↓ 6:27 PM

City	↑ Sunrise	↓ Sunset
Lagos	↑ 6:30 AM	↓ 6:58 PM
Kano	↑ 6:00 AM	↓ 6:47 PM
Ibadan	↑ 6:26 AM	↓ 6:58 PM
Abuja	↑ 6:10 AM	↓ 6:47 PM
Port Harcourt	↑ 6:18 AM	↓ 6:41 PM
Kaduna	↑ 6:07 AM	↓ 6:49 PM
Benin City	↑ 6:21 AM	↓ 6:49 PM
Onitsha	↑ 6:17 AM	↓ 6:44 PM
Aba	↑ 6:16 AM	↓ 6:40 PM
Maiduguri	↑ 5:42 AM	↓ 6:28 PM
Ilorin	↑ 6:22 AM	↓ 6:57 PM
Sokoto	↑ 6:11 AM	↓ 7:02 PM
Jos	↑ 6:02 AM	↓ 6:42 PM
Zaria	↑ 6:05 AM	↓ 6:49 PM
Enugu	↑ 6:14 AM	↓ 6:42 PM
Warri	↑ 6:22 AM	↓ 6:47 PM
Oyo	↑ 6:25 AM	↓ 6:58 PM
Abeokuta	↑ 6:29 AM	↓ 7:00 PM
Akure	↑ 6:21 AM	↓ 6:52 PM
Bauchi	↑ 5:58 AM	↓ 6:39 PM
Katsina	↑ 6:02 AM	↓ 6:53 PM
Osogbo	↑ 6:23 AM	↓ 6:56 PM
Ile-Ife	↑ 6:24 AM	↓ 6:55 PM
Gombe	↑ 5:52 AM	↓ 6:34 PM
Owerri	↑ 6:17 AM	↓ 6:42 PM
Calabar	↑ 6:13 AM	↓ 6:36 PM
Ebute Ikorodu	↑ 6:29 AM	↓ 6:58 PM
Okene	↑ 6:17 AM	↓ 6:49 PM
Ikare	↑ 6:19 AM	↓ 6:51 PM
Yola	↑ 5:49 AM	↓ 6:27 PM
Uyo	↑ 6:14 AM	↓ 6:38 PM
Ado-Ekiti	↑ 6:21 AM	↓ 6:53 PM
Ogbomoso	↑ 6:24 AM	↓ 6:58 PM
Minna	↑ 6:12 AM	↓ 6:51 PM
Lekki	↑ 6:27 AM	↓ 6:55 PM
Bida	↑ 6:15 AM	↓ 6:52 PM
Makurdi	↑ 6:07 AM	↓ 6:40 PM
Ondo	↑ 6:23 AM	↓ 6:54 PM
Umuahia	↑ 6:15 AM	↓ 6:40 PM
Gboko	↑ 6:06 AM	↓ 6:37 PM
Yenagoa	↑ 6:21 AM	↓ 6:44 PM
Ijebu Ode	↑ 6:27 AM	↓ 6:57 PM
Ilesa	↑ 6:23 AM	↓ 6:55 PM
Ikeja	↑ 6:30 AM	↓ 6:59 PM
Sapele	↑ 6:22 AM	↓ 6:48 PM
Efon-Alaaye	↑ 6:22 AM	↓ 6:54 PM
Owo	↑ 6:20 AM	↓ 6:51 PM
Ikot Ekpene	↑ 6:15 AM	↓ 6:39 PM
Iwo	↑ 6:25 AM	↓ 6:57 PM
Jimeta	↑ 5:49 AM	↓ 6:27 PM

Current Weather in Nigeria (264 Locations)

City	Condition	Temp.

Information about Nigeria

Population	195,874,740
Area	923,768 km²
ISO Numeric Code	566
FIPS Code	NI
Top Level Domain	.ng
Currency	Naira (NGN)
Phone Prefix	+234
Country Code	+234
Postal Code Format	######
Postal Code Regex	`^(\d{6})$`
Languages	EN-NG (en-NG), FF (ff), HA (ha), IG (ig), YO (yo)
Neighbouring Countries	🇧🇯 Benin, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇳🇪 Niger

Upcoming Public Holidays in Nigeria

This year, Nigeria observes 16 public holidays, with 19 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Democracy Day on 12 Jun. The most recently passed holiday was Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated). Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in Nigeria to plan your schedule.

Democracy Day 12 Jun • Friday
Prophet's Birthday (estimated) 26 Aug • Wednesday
National Day 01 Oct • Thursday
Christmas Day 25 Dec • Friday
Boxing Day 26 Dec • Saturday
Boxing Day (observed) 28 Dec • Monday
New Year's Day 01 Jan • Friday
Eid al-Fitr (estimated) 10 Mar • Wednesday
Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) 11 Mar • Thursday
Good Friday 26 Mar • Friday

Frequently Asked Questions about the time in Nigeria

What time is it in Nigeria right now?

The current local time in Nigeria is shown at the top of this page and updates every second. Nigeria uses a single time zone, Africa / Lagos (UTC+01:00).

How many time zones does Nigeria have?

Nigeria observes a single time zone, Africa / Lagos (UTC+01:00) across the whole country.

Does Nigeria use daylight saving time (DST)?

No, Nigeria does not observe daylight saving time. The clocks stay the same all year round.

What is the capital of Nigeria and what time is it there?

The capital of Nigeria is Abuja. You can see its current local time and time zone on the Abuja city page.

When is the next public holiday in Nigeria?

The next public holiday in Nigeria is Democracy Day on 12 Jun.

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