Lagos is 6 hours ahead of New York during Eastern Standard Time. New York uses EST (UTC-5) while Lagos uses West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1). When it's 12:00 PM in New York, it's 6:00 PM in Lagos.
During New York's daylight saving time (March to November), the difference reduces to 5 hours as New York moves to UTC-4. Nigeria does not observe daylight saving time.
Best calling time: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM New York time. This corresponds to 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Lagos (or 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM during EDT).
Lagos is Africa's largest city and Nigeria's commercial capital. It's a major hub for African tech and business. Many US companies have expanded into Nigeria, making this an increasingly important business route.