Current Time in Nigeria
Nigeria uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Nigeria
It's 4:29 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Nigeria on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Nigeria does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.
- Time zone
- West Africa Time
- IANA: Africa/Lagos
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (WAT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+1 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Lagos
Kano
Ibadan
Abuja
How Nigeria writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-NG locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about Nigeria
- Nigeria adopted a single standard time of GMT+0:30 on 1 January 1914 and moved to GMT+1 on 1 September 1919 under Ordinance 18 of 1919. Source: IANA tz database
- With no daylight saving, Nigeria's clocks match the UK's during British Summer Time and run one hour ahead in the northern winter. Source: IANA tz database
Public holidays in Nigeria
The public holiday data this site uses does not yet include Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Kabir (Eid al-Adha) and Eid el-Maulud for Nigeria, so no holiday list is shown here rather than an incomplete one. Check the official government calendar for exact dates.
Time difference from Nigeria
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Nigeria time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 3:29 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 10:29 AM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:29 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 7:29 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Thu 11:29 PM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 12:29 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 2:29 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 12:29 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Nigeria at a glance
- Capital
- Abuja
- Population
- 223,800,000
- Currency
- Nigerian naira (NGN)
Questions about time in Nigeria
- What time is it in Nigeria right now?
- When this page was generated it was 4:29 PM WAT (UTC+01:00) in Nigeria.
- How many time zones does Nigeria have?
- Nigeria uses one time zone, West Africa Time (IANA ID Africa/Lagos).
- Does Nigeria observe daylight saving time?
- No. Nigeria does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+1 all year.