Current time in Nigeria
Local time in Nigeria
The time in Nigeria is 1 hour ahead of UTC and 5 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Nigeria is West Africa Time (WAT). Nigeria is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Details for the time in Nigeria
| Current time | 6:29 a.m.
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| Time zone | West Africa Time (WAT) |
| IANA time zone | Africa/Lagos |
| Your time difference | 5 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+1 1 hour ahead of UTC |
Nigeria Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Nigeria is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Nigeria
Nigeria uses West Africa Time WAT. WAT is UTC +0100. The longitude of Nigeria’s western border is 2° 40’ E. The Longitude of its eastern border is 14° 00’E. Therefore being one hour ahead of UTC is too much for the west of the country. GMT, on the other hand would be unsuitable for the east. UTC +0030 would be perfect for Nigeria. As it is, the west of Nigeria has to wait a while to see the sunrise.
Important cities in Nigeria
The current time in some important cities in Nigeria is shown below.
Time in Nigeria