Buy Airtel airtime online
Airtel airtime from ₦100 at face value with no fee: ₦1,000 of credit costs ₦1,000. Delivered to any Airtel number within seconds from your Nata wallet. Need data? 1GB of Airtel data is ₦313 on the Airtel data page.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 8:25pm (Lagos time)
| You buy | You pay | Fee | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| ₦100 Airtel airtime | ₦100 | ₦0 | Seconds |
| ₦200 Airtel airtime | ₦200 | ₦0 | Seconds |
| ₦500 Airtel airtime | ₦500 | ₦0 | Seconds |
| ₦1,000 Airtel airtime | ₦1,000 | ₦0 | Seconds |
| ₦2,000 Airtel airtime | ₦2,000 | ₦0 | Seconds |
| ₦5,000 Airtel airtime | ₦5,000 | ₦0 | Seconds |
| Any amount from ₦100 | Face value | ₦0 | Seconds |
- Price
- Face value
- Service fee
- ₦0
- Minimum
- ₦100
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- Seconds
- Cheapest Airtel data
- 100MB · ₦118
How to buy Airtel airtime on Nata in 3 steps
- Fund your Nata wallet by bank transfer to your personal account number. One balance pays for airtime, data and bills.
- Choose Airtel, enter the 11-digit number and the amount (from ₦100). It can be your number or anyone else's.
- Confirm with your PIN. The credit shows on the phone within seconds; the receipt is in your transaction history.
Airtel airtime at face value
There is no discount on airtime anywhere that is worth chasing, and there is no fee on Nata either: you pay exactly the value that lands on the phone. That is the same face value you would get from a bank USSD code, with the Airtel data page one tap away. If you are topping up mainly to browse, stop and look at that page first: 1GB of Airtel data is ₦313 as a plan, a fraction of what the same browsing costs when airtime is billed per megabyte.
Who can I recharge?
Any Airtel number in Nigeria. Type the 11-digit number as it is dialled (starting with 0). Nata does not need the number to be registered to you, so you can top up family, staff or a customer. Numbers you recharge often can be saved as beneficiaries for one-tap repeat purchases.
Speed and what happens if it fails
Airtel top-ups are delivered within seconds. If Airtel rejects the request, the amount is refunded to your wallet automatically. If the receipt says successful but the balance has not moved, check it on the phone first (dial *310#), then send the receipt to support on WhatsApp and it will be traced.
Buy Airtel airtime without the app
Use nata.ng in any browser, or message Nata on WhatsApp or Telegram: "₦500 Airtel airtime for 0803…". You confirm with your PIN on a secure web page, never in the chat. Connected AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT) can place the same order from a sentence.
Cut off with no airtime and no data?
Set up Offline Data once: save a Airtel plan for your number, and when you are out of both, call 07070470627 from that phone. The plan is bought from your wallet immediately, even with ₦0 airtime.
Other networks: MTN airtime, Glo airtime, 9mobile airtime · All airtime · Airtel data plans
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to buy Airtel airtime on Nata?
Exactly the face value. ₦500 of airtime costs ₦500; there is no service charge and no hidden fee. The minimum is ₦100.
What is the minimum airtime I can buy?
₦100. Enter any whole-naira amount from ₦100 upwards.
Do I get a discount or cashback on airtime?
No. Airtime is sold at face value. If you want to save money on your phone bill, buy a data plan instead: the data pages list bundles far below the network's standard price.
Can I buy Airtel airtime with my card or by bank transfer?
You fund your Nata wallet once by bank transfer to your personal account number, then pay for airtime from the wallet. The wallet also pays for data, electricity, TV and everything else on Nata.
How fast is the airtime delivered?
Within seconds. The airtime goes straight to the number you entered and the receipt is saved in your transaction history.
Can I recharge someone else's number?
Yes. Enter any 11-digit Nigerian number. Save it as a beneficiary and the next top-up takes one tap.
What if the airtime does not arrive?
If the network rejects the request, the amount is refunded to your Nata wallet automatically. If it shows as successful but has not arrived, check the balance on the phone first (dial *310# on MTN, *310# on Airtel, *124# on Glo, *232# on 9mobile), then message support on WhatsApp with the receipt.
Can I buy airtime without the app?
Yes. Use nata.ng on any browser, message Nata on WhatsApp or Telegram, or connect an AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT to your Nata account and ask it to recharge for you.
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