An absorbing tower provided with plural spray headers (3) which each have a plurality of spray nozzles (5) and are arranged in a multi-stage state in the flow direction of exhaust gas, in which an absorption liquid containing a slurry of limestone or lime is sprayed through the nozzles (5) to absorb and remove sulfur oxide contained in exhaust gas, wherein each spray nozzle (5) is of an annular spray type (a hollow cone type) and the spray nozzles (5) in the neighborhood of the tower wall have such a structure that the fluid is sprayed radially at spray angles of 50 to 80.degree. with the direction counter to the flow of exhaust gas as the center, while the nozzles (5) in the central part of the tower have such a structure that the fluid is sprayed radially at spray angles of 80 to 130.degree. with the direction counter to the flow thereof as the center. According to the invention, the channeling of exhaust gas in the tower can be inhibited by using two kinds of spray nozzles (5) to thereby prevent the desulfurization performance from lowering caused by blow-by of exhaust gas in the neighborhood of the tower wall. Further, an extremely high pressure loss can be inhibited by the flow-regulating effect of sprayed droplets. Thus, a wet-type exhaust gas desulfurizer with a reduced total cost is obtained.