What is the OPay USSD Code *989# for? || Everything You Need To Know About Airtime
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What is the OPay USSD code *955# for?
Your airtime runs out, your data is gone and a call you cannot miss is coming. If you hold an OPay wallet, one short code can fix that from any phone: *955#.
In one line: *955# is OPay’s USSD code. It opens a menu on your phone where you can top up airtime for your own number or for someone else, without data and without opening the app.
What *955# covers
Guides we read describe the same menu doing more than airtime. They name sending money, buying data, checking your balance and funding a betting wallet. This guide stays on airtime, because that is the job most people dial it for.
Before you buy airtime
An OPay account
The wallet you will pay from must already exist and hold enough money.
A transaction PIN
You set the 4-digit PIN in the OPay app. USSD will not work without it.
A little airtime
Networks need a small balance on the SIM to run a USSD session.
Buy airtime in 5 steps
1. Dial *955# from your phone.
2. Choose the Airtime option on the menu.
3. Enter the number to top up. Use your own number or someone else’s.
4. Type the amount, digits only, for example 500.
5. Enter your PIN and wait for the confirmation.
What the guides print for airtime
Guides disagree on the numbered shortcuts. Here is what each reports, so you can see why the menu is the safer route.
| Guide | Airtime for yourself | Airtime for another number |
|---|---|---|
| Guide A | *955*3*Amount# | *955*3*Amount*Phone Number# |
| Guide B | *955*2*Amount# | *955*2*Amount*Phone Number# |
| Guide C | Menu option 2 | Menu option 2, then enter the number |
One guide warns that menu codes change over time. If a shortcut is rejected, dial *955# alone and read your own menu. The option numbers on your screen are the ones that count.
4 quick checks before you confirm
▸ Read the phone number twice. Airtime sent to a wrong number cannot be pulled back.
▸ Check the amount. Type 500, not N500.
▸ Make sure your wallet balance covers it.
▸ Keep the confirmation message until the airtime lands.
If it fails
Three wrong PIN entries are reported to lock USSD access, so stop after one failed try and reset your PIN in the app if you are unsure. Check your signal, then try again.
Dial *955# today, look at the menu once, and you will know exactly where airtime is when you need it.
