500MB
Best match7 days
Nigeria
- Hotspot
- 5G
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and in Lagos the traffic dictates the shape of the day: people plan by checking live routing rather than by measuring distance on a map. A great deal of business and social arrangement happens over WhatsApp, and local SIM cards must be tied to a registered national identity number, which is why short-stay visitors usually find a data plan they can activate themselves far less trouble than queuing to register a line.

Plans listed
40
Network
MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Glo
Technology
3G / 4G / 5G
Local currency
NGN
This page carries 40 eSIM plans for Nigeria, riding on MTN Nigeria / Airtel Nigeria / Glo with 3G / 4G / 5G support. Install the profile at home before you fly; the plan starts counting when the phone first registers on a network at the destination.
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Best for a short trip
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Best for heavy data
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
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Glo
for 7 days
Glo
21 countries · partner networks
21 countries · partner networks
for 7 days
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
21 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
29 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
127 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Romania, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
21 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
21 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
29 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Full speed up to each day's quota, then a reduced speed for the rest of that day. Buy as many days as the trip needs.
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
21 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Glo
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
21 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
Packages valid beyond one country; the card lists them.
21 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
21 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, DR Congo, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
29 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
117 countries · partner networks
Nigeria, Japan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Validity starts on first connection at the destination
A GB plan is a fixed amount of data. When it is used up, data on that eSIM stops and nothing is charged automatically, but you can top up the same eSIM without a new QR code, and check what is left any time from your order page.
Example: plenty left
4.1 GB left
Used 5.9 GB
Total 10 GB
41% remaining
Example: running low
0.8 GB left
Used 9.2 GB
Total 10 GB
8% remaining
Around 1.5–2.5GB a day in Lagos or Abuja, because maps stay open through long jams, rides are booked constantly and much of the day's conversation happens in chat apps and video calls.
The main airports are Murtala Muhammed in Lagos (LOS) and Nnamdi Azikiwe in Abuja (ABV), with Port Harcourt (PHC), Kano (KAN) and Enugu (ENU) handling domestic and some regional flights. In Lagos, have the line running before you leave the terminal so you can confirm the driver meeting you and look at traffic before committing to a route into town.
Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano are densely covered, though in areas where everyone is online at once — Victoria Island or Ikeja at the end of the working day — speeds can dip for a while. Coverage thins on the long interstate roads, in the rural north and through the creek country of the Niger Delta where travel is by boat, so save maps and addresses before you leave the big cities.
| Operator | Technology |
|---|---|
| MTN Nigeria | 4G / 5G |
| Airtel Nigeria | 4G |
| Glo | 4G |
These are the networks operating in the country. A given plan may reach only some of them — check the network named on the plan itself.
| Plan | Data | Validity | Hotspot | Sold by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria 500MB per day | 500MB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria 1GB per day | 1GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria +20 countries 1GB per day | 1GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria 2GB per day | 2GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria +116 countries 1GB per day | 1GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria +20 countries 2GB per day | 2GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria +116 countries 2GB per day | 2GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria 3GB per day | 3GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria +20 countries 3GB per day | 3GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria +20 countries 5GB per day | 5GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria +20 countries 10GB per day | 10GB per day | 1 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
| Nigeria 500MB 7 days | 500MB | 7 days | Yes | eSIMonline |
Because local SIMs must be registered against a national identity number under the country's rules, a process built for residents rather than someone staying a few days. A data eSIM is simpler for a short trip: you install it before you fly and it is ready the moment you land. Just be clear about what it is — a connection, not a Nigerian number, so it will not receive local SMS on your behalf.
Most people land around 1.5–2.5GB a day, because you spend longer on the road than in most cities and the map stays open for hours, on top of repeated ride bookings and video calls. If you also work from your accommodation, add to that, and choose a plan you can top up mid-trip — the days when traffic is unusually bad are exactly the days that use more than you planned for.
Secondary towns remain usable, but the multi-hour drives on interstate roads include stretches where the signal simply goes. The rural north and the creek areas of the Niger Delta are thinner still. Before setting out, download the route map, save the destination address and the number of whoever is expecting you, and send your estimated arrival time while you are still in a city with a solid connection.
Most plans here start when the phone first connects to a network at the destination, so you can install in advance at home and switch it on after landing. Each plan page states its own rule.
No. The eSIM is a second line, so you keep your home number for SMS OTP. Turn off roaming data on the home line and set the eSIM as the data line.
Last updated: October 18, 2026