Lagos
16:21:05
Current time in Nigeria
The cities below share Africa/Lagos. The wall clock is the same nationwide for these locations.
Abuja
16:21:05
Timezones in Nigeria
Nigeria is in the West Africa Time zone, represented as Africa/Lagos. Lagos, Abuja, and Kano keep the same time all year, at UTC+01:00, with no daylight-saving change.
Daylight saving and business hours
Nigeria uses a single civil timezone for the cities listed here. Typical weekday office hours are often 09:00–17:00 local time — a planning range, not a legal standard. Open a city page for the live offset and DST flag from PHP’s timezone database.
Compare with London or New York using the city time comparison tool.
Compare cities or open a city page for sunrise data (where coordinates are available), a 24-hour timeline, and the difference from your browser timezone.
Frequently asked questions
Nigeria currently uses a single civil timezone (Africa/Lagos) for the cities listed here.
Use the IANA name on each city card, such as Africa/Lagos, instead of a fixed UTC offset. Offsets change when daylight saving starts or ends.