Sometimes as a mobile subscriber, you need to know your mobile phone number
and you don't know it offhand or you simply forgot. The following tutorial will give
you quick tricks and tips to achieve this is a few moments for major Nigeria
networks like Artel, MTN, GLO and 9mobile.
The ultimate way to know your own phone number in case you don't know it or
you forgot it is to CALL ANOTHER LINE or PERSON, provided you have airtime call
credit. Your number will display as the caller. But if you don't have airtime credit
balance, the rest of the tutorial will help you.
1. Airtel
To check and know your own mobile phone number on Air tel Nigeria, simply dial
*121*5*1#.
Send a call me back sms to a nearby Airtel subscriber by dialing *140* the other
airtel subscriber number#.
Your screen displays your own mobile number.
2. MTN
There are many ways out here. One, dial *123*1*1#. My Number. Your own
mobile number is displayed on your screen. Your number is 23480********
One other method is to simply send a call me back SMS to a nearby MTN
subscriber, as you don't have airtime credit to call. *133* the other MTN number#
And the message received at the other end will display your number.
3. GLO
Simply dial *135*8# and you see your number displayed on your screen.
Send a call me back sms to a nearby Airtel subscriber by dialing *125* the other
glo I subscriber number#.
4. 9mobile
Simply dial *248# and your number will be displayed. That's all
In Summary of All
Airtel dial *121*5*1#
Mtn dial *123*1*1#
Glo dial *135*8#
9mobile dial *248#