The regular season started on 8 January 2023 and concluded with the playoffs on 11 June 2023.
[1] The clubs and league organizers decided to start the 2022–23 season on 8 January 2023 instead of 28 December 2022 as previously planned.
The league will switch to an abridged format that will see the clubs split into two groups of ten each.
The top three clubs from each group will qualify for a championship round, which will be known as the Super Six, to determine the league winners.
[2] The following teams changed divisions since the end of the 2021–22 season Promoted from the 2021–22 Nigeria National League Relegated from the 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League