Nigeria SMS Features and Restrictions Nigeria SMS Features and Restrictions

Nigeria SMS Features and Restrictions

Divya Manjunath

Country Summary

Country Name Nigeria
ISO NG
Country Code 234
Region Africa
MCC (Mobile country code) 621

 

Sender ID Guidelines

Alphanumeric Sender ID

Dynamic Alphanumeric sender IDs are supported except to network MTN Nigeria (62130).

*Pre-registration is mandatory for the network MTN Nigeria (62130). Sender IDs are case-sensitive and must contain the brand name.
Numeric Sender ID

Messages that originate from a Nigerian number are very likely to be blocked.

International numeric sender IDs are supported on all networks except MTN Nigeria (62130) and 9mobile (62160).
Generic Sender ID Generic sender IDs such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc are prohibited.

 

*To initiate the Sender ID registration process, please check Global Sender ID Portal or contact your account manager or support

 

Use-Case & Content Guidelines

Marketing Traffic

The Do Not Disturb option (DND) has been activated by all Nigerian networks under the Nigerian Communications Commission's (NCC) regulatory policy.

The DND service allows all subscribed customers to opt-out from receiving any promotional messages from third-party services. Therefore, any of your recipients who have the DND service enabled will not be able to receive any messages apart from OTP and transactional messages.

Before sending any marketing traffic, opt-in consent is required from handset users.

 

Additional Information

P2P traffic is prohibited.

No political, religious, unsolicited promotion, or gambling content.

There are no additional content restrictions beyond those in our Acceptable Use Policy.

 

 

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