Do Not Disturb Code: How To Stop Unsolicited SMS & Calls In Nigeria

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in response to the problem of unwanted SMS or special voice calls by few customers, requested all network providers to present methods where customers can select to opt in and out of the service.


Airtel Nigeria, Glo Nigeria and Etisalat Nigeria have joined MTN Nigeria in the release of Do Not Disturb (DND) highlight to permit customers to quit getting unwanted sms and special calls. You will figure out how to subscribe to airtel, glo and etisalat do not disturb list later in this article. 

How to Activate Do Not Disturb On Mtn Nigeria

A customer will be able to perform the following DND activities via SMS

View Status
Activate full blocking
Activate partial blocking
Opt out of DND

Simply text HELP to the short code 2442 to find out more

The following SMS keywords can be used to set your DND preference.

STOP: To stop all SMS and IVR messages
ALLOW: To receive all SMS and IVR messages
SMS 1: To receive Banking / Insurance/ Financial Products SMS
SMS 2: To receive Real Estate SMS and IVR messages
SMS 3: To receive Education SMS and IVR messages
SMS 4: To receive Health SMS and IVR messages
SMS 5: To receive Consumer goods & Automobiles SMS and IVR messages
SMS6: To receive Communication/Broadcasting/Entertainment/IT SMS and IVR messages
SMS 7: To receive Tourism & Leisure SMS and IVR messages
SMS 8: To receive Sport SMS and IVR messages
SMS 9: To receive Religion SMS and IVR messages
STATUS: To check your DND status


Without squandering quite a bit of our time I need to utilize this chance to show you people, how to activate or deactivate the service in case if the need occurs but before then let me clarify more why you might need to deactivate DO NOT DISTURB service.

How to Deactivate Do Not Disturb on MTN Nigeria

To opt out of the service, you will need to text the word "ALLOW" to the short code 2442. To opt-out is free.

How to check status
To check status, you will need to text the keyword STATUS to 2442

How to Activate or Deactivate Do Not Disturb on ETISALAT Nigeria

Do Not Disturb service will allow all etisalat customers to opt-out of receiving unsolicited marketing messages and calls and to set it up is simple all you need to do is to SMS STOP to 2442 to see full options which include activation and deactivation etc.

How to Activate or Deactivate Do Not Disturb on Airtel Network

To activate or deactivate Do Not Disturb on Glo network all you need to do is to follow the same instruction just like MTN by sending an sms HELP to 2442 and follow the options to activate or deactivate the do not disturb service on your phone.

Everything that has a start eventually has to end at one point in time and this article is at that point. Your take on airtel, glo and etisalat do not disturb feature in the comment below. Those who has already opted into any Nigerian network DND list should also tell us his/her experience.

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