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djunehor/validate\_nigerian\_phone
==================================

A PHP module to validate and format a Nigerian phone number as well as deduce the network provider or area code.

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#### Issues and pull requests welcome.

[](#issues-and-pull-requests-welcome)

A PHP module to validate and format a Nigerian phone number as well as deduce the network provider or area code.

NOTE: The network resolution function can't be accurate because Nigeria implemented [Mobile Number Portability](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_number_portability) in 2013, so the number prefix cannot be reliably used to determine operator anymore.
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### Table of Contents

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Features](#features)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [Run Tests](#tests)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You will need >[PHP 5.6](https://www.php.net/) and [composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/).

Install using composer: `composer require djunehor/validate_nigerian_phone`

### In a Laravel project

[](#in-a-laravel-project)

- If using Laravel 5.5 and above, no further action required
- If you're using Laravel < 5.5, you'll need to register the service provider. Open up config/app.php and add the following to the providers array: `Djunehor\Validator\PhoneValidatorServiceProvider::class`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### In Laravel

[](#in-laravel)

```
...

/*This checks if the number supplied
*is a valid nigerian number
* either land line or mobile number
*/
public function controllerName(Request $request) {
		$request->validate( [
			'phone' => 'required|ngphone'
		]);
	}

//to validate if it's a mobile number
$request->validate( [
			'phone' => 'required|ngphone:mobile'
		]);

//to validate if it's a landline
$request->validate( [
			'phone' => 'required|ngphone:land'
		]);
```

In a PHP project
================

[](#in-a-php-project)

If autoload is not enabled, add `require vendor/autoload.php` to the top of the file, then

```
use \Djunehor\Validator\NigerianPhone;

$phone = new NigerianPhone('+2348135087966');

// Check if is valid
$phone->isValid(); // true

// Get formatted
$phone->formatted(); // 08135087966

// Get Network
$phone->getNetwork(); // mtn

// Check if is mtn
$phone->isMtn(); // True

// Get network from phone number prefix e.g
$phone->getNetworkByPrefix('0703'); // mtn
```

Features
--------

[](#features)

### Currently implemented

[](#currently-implemented)

- isValid
- formatted
- getNetwork
- getAreaCode
- isMtn
- isGlo
- isAirtel
- is9mobile
- isSmile
- isMultilinks
- isVisafone
- isNtel
- isStarcomms
- isZoom
- getPrefixesByNetwork
- getNetworkByPrefix
- getAreaCodeByName

### Tests

[](#tests)

- Run `phpunit tests/NigerianPhoneTest.php`

Contribute
----------

[](#contribute)

Check out the issues on GitHub and/or make a pull request to contribute!

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity35

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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