Faces of our Heroine on the new currency

http://www.punchng.com/news/naira-to-change-again/

If I may ask, what's the special thing these women have done for Nigeria?
Cause I think it's only Heroes and Heroine faces that are put on any currency

Heroine
Definition
1. A woman admired or idealized for her courage or noble qualities
2. A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.
3. The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

From the definition of Heroine, does any of these women have any of the characteristics?

Paul John: If I may ask, what's the special thing these women have done for Nigeria?
Cause I think it's only Heroes and Heroine faces that are put on any currency

Heroine
Definition
1. A woman admired or idealized for her courage or noble qualities
2. A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.
3. The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

From the definition of Heroine, does any of these women have any of the characteristics?

Google is your friend. Google these women up and read about them and educate yourself. These women were activists who fought for the rights of the oppressed and much more. Is that not enough reason to have their pictures on a 5000 naira note?

If they're so famous, it shouldn't be until I google them before I know what significant thing they've done.
We would have been taught about them in social studies when we were in basic(primary) school
Like Amina of Zaria, Mother Teresa ...

My thought though

no igbo woman, mind you the women's rights movement was almost completely and igbo exercise in the beginning of this nation and even today hence why igbo women are the only ones with rights in nigeria.


Amazing.

i think margaret ekpo is igbo.

her father's name was okoroafor obiasulor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Ekpo

so, her maiden name was okoroafor or obiasulor.

Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

One of the women elected to the native House of Chiefs, serving as an Oloye of the Yoruba people
Ranking member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
Treasurer and President Western Women Association of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
Leader of Abeokuta Women's Union
Leader of Commoners Peoples Party
Leader of Nigeria Women's Union

WORD!!
Really?!

Funmilayo Ransome-kuti(Fela's mother) ,.... Is popular enough 4 u nt to google her

Dhelake: Funmilayo Ransome-kuti(Fela's mother) ,.... Is popular enough 4 u nt to google her

Now we know about Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, how about the other two women?

D rate at which dz tin is goin w'l hav 500k and 1 million note soon considerin d increasin numba of politicians and activists. Cos i knw gej and sambo nid 2 b rememberd too for bringin facebook and cassava bread. Asari,tompolo,boyloaf,gani adam ar waitin.

And how does this improve our economy or reduce the number of the 40 man laptop team on nairaland?

Paul John:

Now we know about Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, how about the other two women?

the details are rather hazy, but i think margaret ekpo was an activist or maybe feminist.

she's on wiki anyway- you can look her up there.

i dont know anything about the third lady.

Paul John: If they're so famous, it shouldn't be until I google them before I know what significant thing they've done.
We would have been taught about them in social studies when we were in basic(primary) school
Like Amina of Zaria, Mother Teresa ...

My thought though

Amina of Zaria was not a NIgerian. Nigeria started existing from 1914.

I can understand Fumilayo Kuti and Margret Ekpo. Who's that Northerner. I've never heard of her in my life. These northerners must think the whole country revolves around them.

afam4eva:
Amina of Zaria was not a NIgeria. Nigeria started existed from 1914.

Ol boy, this your grammar just detonated two bombs in VI

afam4eva:
Amina of Zaria was not a NIgeria. Nigeria started existed from 1914.

Ol boy, this your grammar just detonated two bombs in VI

hillsate:
Ol boy, this your grammar just detonated two bombs in VI

lol It was a typographic error

Am all for any policy that will impact positively and reposition the Nigerian economy,that will not exert pressure on our currency and at the same time,reduce the cash being carried around. Let's see if Sanusi actually knows what he is doing.

well I tnk 5, 10, nd 20 nairas ar going jst like 50kobo and 1naira coins. There will be no more 10 or 20naira biscuit but 50naira biscuit or sweet. 'igbi aye nyi!'

cogitoErgo: well I tnk 5, 10, nd 20 nairas ar going jst like 50kobo and 1naira coins. There will be no more 10 or 20naira biscuit but 50naira biscuit or sweet. 'igbi aye nyi!'

All these ogbongbo currencies are just the characteristics of a failed nation.Currencies are like tissue papaers,uselesss.

Paul John: If they're so famous, it shouldn't be until I google them before I know what significant thing they've done.
We would have been taught about them in social studies when we were in basic(primary) school
Like Amina of Zaria, Mother Teresa ...

My thought though

you should hav google them because u dont know ur country history.
has i read d names , i think it is a long over due honor

tpia@:
i think margaret ekpo is igbo.

her father's name was okoroafor obiasulor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Ekpo

so, her maiden name was okoroafor or obiasulor.

Margaret Ekpo was from Calabar, one of the few women who were involved in the fight for Nig's independence and working out modalities regarding how the newly created nation should be run However, post-freedom, she adopted the city of Aba as her native home and settled there.There were other women like Janet Mokelu who were also involved. I think its a novel and worthy idea to honor these women and thank for them for their contributions to their fatherland.i

[size=14pt]IKONNA NWANYIUKWU ENYIA of Aba Women Riot of 1929[/size]
isn't even mentioned. WOW......Nigeria.

i wana knw if 5n,10n and 20n go comot from naija

Am disappointed why not Yar-adua :-XAm disappointed why not Yar-adua

DeeManD: [size=14pt]IKONNA NWANYIUKWU ENYIA of Aba Women Riot of 1929[/size]
isn't even mentioned. WOW......Nigeria.

How will a riot be represented on a currency note? Fool!

Having N5,000 wont solve our problem, what we need to enjoy this country is strong naira and massive job opportunity, without a decent job or source of income hw will u be able to spend ? They should stop wheat,rice, processed or frozen food importation, build more refineries to stop importation of petroleum products, develop the tourism sector and revive or give life to dead infrastructures. Doing this will resuscitate the naira without pegging it to a bucket of hard currency and only then we can have a dollar exchange for like N10 - N50. We can stop wheat importation thru the use of biotechnology jst like researchers have done in the northern prairies in canada, drought resistant wheat varieties are also planted in the downs of australia,the pampas of argentina and the veld of south africa. IT CAN BE DONE IN NAIJA

Ikengawo: no igbo woman, mind you the women's rights movement was almost completely and igbo exercise in the beginning of this nation and even today hence why igbo women are the only ones with rights in nigeria.


Amazing.

You just dey talk without thinking, So Margaret Ekpo is not igbo enough for you ? Tribal lunatic.

passion007: Margaret Ekpo was from Calabar, one of the few women who were involved in the fight for Nig's independence and working out modalities regarding how the newly created nation should be run However, post-freedom, she adopted the city of Aba as her native home and settled there.There were other women like Janet Mokelu who were also involved. I think its a novel and worthy idea to honor these women and thank for them for their contributions to their fatherland.i

Her father was Ibo, this tribalism isnt helping anyone anymore.

haa okay na, them go one day have my own picture in #10,000 note...no be joke..mtschew

Paul John: If they're so famous, it shouldn't be until I google them before I know what significant thing they've done.
We would have been taught about them in social studies when we were in basic(primary) school
Like Amina of Zaria, Mother Teresa ...

My thought though

eh? after reading your comment am beginning to wonder if you even went to any school, and if so what kind of quality school was it? not all schools cover 100% historyof Nigeria. I was taught about Late Mrs Ransome Kuti in my school, even if she did not do anything given us Fela Kuti us enough to justify her as an heroine . Maybe you went to under bridge school and also Mother Teresa ain't Nigerian and she did not do anything significant that alter the course of history apart from been a good charitable person. Hope these information enlightens your mind

Paul John: If I may ask, what's the special thing these women have done for Nigeria?
Cause I think it's only Heroes and Heroine faces that are put on any currency

Heroine
Definition
1. A woman admired or idealized for her courage or noble qualities
2. A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.
3. The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

From the definition of Heroine, does any of these women have any of the characteristics?

you wouldnt know.you are too busy studying the present crop of leaders