Call Me Back Codes in Nigeria: MTN, Airtel, Glo and T2
MTN: dial *133# and follow the menu. Airtel: *140*number#, up to 10 a day. Old Etisalat lines: *266*0*number#. Glo gives no code, only a free flash call.
One thing to know before the table: none of the four networks shows a call-me-back code on its website today. The codes here come from each operator’s own earlier pages, which the Internet Archive has kept, and we give the age of each. They are the right codes to try. Nobody at the networks is promising in writing that they still work.
Call me back codes by network
| Network | Code | Free requests a day | Who you can reach | Where the code comes from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTN | *133#, then enter the number and pick a message | Unlimited | MTN numbers only | MTN’s own Call Me Back page, last saved in September 2019 |
| Airtel | *140*number# | 10 | Airtel numbers only | Airtel Nigeria’s own pages, saved in 2012 and 2014 |
| Glo | None published. Call the number with low or no airtime and Glo drops a flash | Not stated | Any Nigerian network | Glo’s Beep Call Service page, live today |
| T2 (9mobile) | *266*0*number# | Not stated | The page says 0809 numbers | Etisalat Nigeria’s own page, saved from 2010 to 2015 |
Where a code has “number” in it, that is the full phone number of the person you want to call you, such as 08031234567. All four operators described the service as free.
MTN: *133#
MTN’s Call Me Back page, in its last saved version, gives three steps. Dial *133#. Enter your friend’s number when asked. Then choose one of five messages:
- Call me
- Call me back. I love you
- Send me credit
- Call me. I have gist for you
- Call me. I need your assistance
MTN sends the text to your friend and confirms to you that it went. The page says you can send an unlimited number of requests each day, free, and that the service is MTN to MTN only.
An older version of the same page, from 2014, gave the direct form: *133*number#, which sent a plain “please call” message, and *133*1*number# for the one that adds “I love you”. The 2019 version says there is no longer any need to remember those.
The page is gone from MTN’s current website, and searching mtn.ng for the service or for *133 finds nothing. MTN also had a second service called Beep: if you rang someone with no airtime, the network dropped a missed call on their phone, on any network, free, up to 20 times a day. Its page was on mtn.ng in 2022 and now returns an error.
Airtel: *140*number#
Airtel Nigeria’s Call Me Back page, saved in 2014, says to dial *140*recipient’s number# and send. The other person gets a text from your number asking them to call you back. Because it arrives from your number, your name shows if they have you saved.
Airtel put the limit in writing: free, up to 10 requests a day, and only within the Airtel network. Three copies of the page from 2012 and 2014 all say the same.
Airtel’s current site has no call-me-back entry in its FAQ, prepaid user guide, service guide or value-added services page. Some websites give *141*8*number# for Airtel, and an older page of ours did too. We found that code on none of Airtel’s pages, old or new.
Since the request comes from your own number, it is also a way to find out what your number is. The method Airtel documents for that is different, and it is on our page about how to check your Airtel number.
Glo: a flash call, not a code
The code other sites give for Glo is *125*number#. It is not on Glo’s website, and we could not find it on any saved copy of a Glo page either.
What Glo does publish is the Beep Call Service. There is nothing to dial beyond the person’s number. If your balance is low or zero, you call them as normal and Glo leaves a flash on their line, so they see a missed call from you. Glo says it works to Glo numbers and to other Nigerian networks, and that it is free. It gives no daily limit.
That makes Glo’s the only one of the four that reaches other networks, and the only one still on its operator’s site.
T2 and 9mobile: *266*0*number#
T2mobile is the new name for 9mobile, which was Etisalat Nigeria before that. T2’s website has no call-me-back code in its FAQ or its services pages. The code comes from Etisalat’s own page, which read the same in every saved copy from 2010 to 2015. The digit after *266* chooses the message.
| Dial | The message it sends |
|---|---|
| *266*0*number# | Please call me. Thank you. |
| *266*1*number# | Please call me. I love you. |
| *266*2*number# | Please call me. I landed safely |
| *266*3*number# | Please call me. I am now available |
| *266*4*number# | Please call me. It’s an emergency |
Etisalat listed the charge as free and gave no daily limit. It described the recipient as a “0809 number”, its own prefix at the time, so treat it as same-network only.
The code this page used to give, *266*1*number#, is the “I love you” version. Use *266*0* for your landlord.
If the code does not work
These codes are from pages the networks have since taken down, so a failure is possible. Three things are still published.
- Borrow airtime: *303# on every network. It is one of the shared short codes the Nigerian Communications Commission set for all operators.
- Ask for a transfer: *321# is the shared code for sharing airtime, so someone on your network can send you some.
- Ask the network: 300 is customer care on all four.
If you are often out of airtime mid-month, a cheaper tariff plan may help more than a code. We compare them for Airtel and MTN.
Quick answers
What is the MTN please call me code?
*133#. Enter the number, then choose a message. MTN’s own page, last saved in 2019, says requests are free and unlimited between MTN numbers.
What is the Airtel call me back code in Nigeria?
*140*number#. Airtel’s page from 2014 allows up to 10 free requests a day to other Airtel numbers.
What is the Glo call me back code?
Glo’s website gives none. Its Beep Call Service sends a flash when you call someone with low or no airtime, on any network.
What is the 9mobile call me back code?
*266*0*number#, from Etisalat Nigeria’s page. T2mobile, as 9mobile is now called, does not list it on its website.
Can I send a call me back to another network?
Not with the MTN or Airtel codes: both operators’ pages say same network only. Glo’s flash call is the one that crosses networks.
