Prayer times in Nigeria

Times for Friday, October 9, 2026 in the major cities, Ramadan dates, a page for each city and the calculation convention followed in Nigeria: Muslim World League.

Prayer times on October 9 in the major cities

City	Fajr	Sunrise	Dhuhr	Asr	Maghrib	Isha
Lagos	05:24	06:33	12:35	15:51	18:35	19:40
Kano	05:05	06:15	12:15	15:34	18:12	19:18
Ibadan	05:23	06:31	12:33	15:50	18:32	19:38
Abuja	05:09	06:17	12:19	15:36	18:17	19:23
Port Harcourt	05:09	06:18	12:21	15:35	18:21	19:26
Kaduna	05:09	06:18	12:19	15:38	18:17	19:23
Benin City	05:15	06:24	12:26	15:42	18:26	19:31
Onitsha	05:11	06:19	12:22	15:37	18:21	19:26
Aba	05:08	06:16	12:19	15:34	18:19	19:24
Maiduguri	04:47	05:56	11:56	15:15	17:53	18:59
Ilorin	05:20	06:29	12:31	15:48	18:29	19:35
Sokoto	05:19	06:28	12:28	15:47	18:24	19:31
Jos	05:03	06:12	12:13	15:31	18:11	19:17
Enugu	05:08	06:16	12:19	15:35	18:18	19:23
Abeokuta	05:25	06:33	12:35	15:52	18:34	19:40
Akure	05:17	06:26	12:28	15:45	18:27	19:32

Method: Muslim World League. Local time in each city.

The calculation method in Nigeria

No published national convention was found for this country: times follow the most widely used method, Muslim World League (Fajr at 18°, Isha at 17°). Every city page shows the other methods alongside.

Fajr: Sun 18° below the horizon
Isha: Sun 17° below the horizon
Start of Asr: one shadow length (most schools)
Imsak: 10 min before Fajr (practice)
Safety minutes: Dhuhr +1 min
Start of Ramadan: announced after the crescent is sighted

All countries’ conventions compared

Ramadan 2027 in Nigeria

Ramadan is expected from Monday, February 8, 2027 to Monday, March 8, 2027 (29 days, Umm al-Qura calendar), subject to crescent sighting. On the first day in Abuja: imsak at 05:29, iftar at 18:38.

Ramadan 2027 imsakia for Abuja