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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by BruncleZuma: 5:32pm On Aug 28, 2018
grin grin grin grin
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by INTERMAN: 5:32pm On Aug 28, 2018
What of KOBO
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by mejai(m): 5:32pm On Aug 28, 2018
but there is only one 'a' in Nigeria. Una dey lie joor

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Randy100: 5:32pm On Aug 28, 2018
Nonsense man
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Originality007: 5:33pm On Aug 28, 2018
yoruba Amaka
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Donaldomo(m): 5:33pm On Aug 28, 2018
Great men with the vision!

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by kelimani: 5:33pm On Aug 28, 2018
Ok
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by SLOVFO(m): 5:35pm On Aug 28, 2018
Not explanatory enough. How was Nigeria collapsed to arrive at the name Naira?

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Nobody: 5:35pm On Aug 28, 2018
Yea same way flora shaw named them nigeria.... She collapsed Niger river they claim to discover which has been there before they came

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by enemyofprogress: 5:35pm On Aug 28, 2018
Sad news for igbos
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by intruxive(m): 5:41pm On Aug 28, 2018
grin
What of oju iku, they should put him on a currency now..
Even if its cowries, we will manage
That is maginalization cry
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Kdon2: 5:42pm On Aug 28, 2018
Frankicent:
rubbish

Pained
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by coast2sahara: 5:44pm On Aug 28, 2018
Fesomu:
What's the meaning of Naira na

I need an answer or? He collapsed NIGERIA for NAIRA...Chief Awololowo caused all Nigeria's problems for collapsing Nigeria for money(NAIRA).
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by thaoriginator: 5:45pm On Aug 28, 2018
How did he coined the 'Kobo'? grin
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by AdeniyiA(m): 5:46pm On Aug 28, 2018
I am sorry for the country that does not allow her best to ever rule ... undecided
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by thaoriginator: 5:46pm On Aug 28, 2018
intruxive:
grin
What of oju iku, they should put him on a currency now..
Even if its cowries, we will manage
That is maginalization cry
shockedshockedshocked






gringringrin

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by godofuck231: 5:46pm On Aug 28, 2018
blackboy2star:
OK ITS NAIRA... WHERE'S OUR KOBO

come make I use Kobo spray you
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by thaoriginator: 5:50pm On Aug 28, 2018
selemempe:
lol...whether igbo rule or not....anytime i realise that the igbo tribe are the most successful tribe per capita in nigeria...i just smile and feel content.

When i look at the north, the west and bayelsa and look at enugu...i see no reason to be angry say we neva rule....now just imagine if we rule....
Delusion of grandeur shocked

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by selemempe: 5:54pm On Aug 28, 2018
thaoriginator:
Delusion of grandeur shocked
enugu vs heebadan...the devil is from the west

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Gafar14(m): 5:56pm On Aug 28, 2018
Very educating write up. meanwhile, I am still wondering what qualifies General Muritala portrait to appear in Nigeria currency. Herbat Merculy, Awolowo, Azikiwe, and others whose portrait appear on different Nigerian currency are known as founding fathers of Nigeria.
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Ugik(m): 5:57pm On Aug 28, 2018
Okay.good to know
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by PrinceGallant: 6:01pm On Aug 28, 2018
selemempe:
lol...whether igbo rule or not....anytime i realise that the igbo tribe are the most successful tribe per capita in nigeria...i just smile and feel content.

When i look at the north, the west and bayelsa and look at enugu...i see no reason to be angry say we neva rule....now just imagine if we rule....

Your comment is best definition of DELUSIVE GRANDEUR

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by ikeokoye(m): 6:02pm On Aug 28, 2018
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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by femi4: 6:03pm On Aug 28, 2018
INTERMAN:
What of KOBO
thaoriginator:
How did he coined the 'Kobo'? grin

Kobo was derived from "Copper" a general term for coins in the olden days because of the material most of the coins were made of.

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Nobody: 6:05pm On Aug 28, 2018
please how was KOBO coined
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by jagorinho: 6:05pm On Aug 28, 2018
selemempe:
lol...whether igbo rule or not....anytime i realise that the igbo tribe are the most successful tribe per capita in nigeria...i just smile and feel content.

When i look at the north, the west and bayelsa and look at enugu...i see no reason to be angry say we neva rule....now just imagine if we rule....
you need to be angry!!! the east is not developed at all, building mansions in villages is not development, after enugu in enugu state, the other towns are dead end, you dont develop by developing one and leaving the rest, when i was still active in enugu state well, like 4 years ago, in awgu local government area there is no single atm, you have to go to enugu to do most things which i found extremely irritating. you might not find beautiful mansions in southwest towns but to compare social infrastructure in place between south west towns and the eastern counterpart is like comparing ezenwa to buffon

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Evince(m): 6:05pm On Aug 28, 2018
bro ask OP oo the origin of naira from the article doesnt make any conventional sense to make a headline. I would have though that it is an acronym . he just collapse Nigeria and get naira. Ok guys lets start collapsing different country we will get their currency. Maybe the word "Countries" was collapsed to get "Currency" so if i collapse Abia i will get "Ai' as abia currency
Fesomu:
What's the meaning of Naira na
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Abimbola007(m): 6:06pm On Aug 28, 2018
Naira was introduced during the Civil War to render biafrans useless.The biafrans were not able to make any transaction with the Nigerian pound they have in large amount. This was the initiative of Chief Obafemi Awolowo

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by selemempe: 6:10pm On Aug 28, 2018
jagorinho:

you need to be angry!!! the east is not developed at all, building mansions in villages is not development, after enugu in enugu state, the other towns are dead end, you dont develop by developing one and leaving the rest, when i was still active in enugu state well, like 4 years ago, in awgu local government area there is no single atm, you have to go to enugu to do most things which i found extremely irritating. you might not find beautiful mansions in southwest towns but to compare social infrastructure in place between south west towns and the eastern counterpart is like comparing ezenwa to buffon
nope...the country side is best wen it doesnt have the same hassles with the city proper....wen u were in agwu...did u see goo roads or not? In udi in agbani in nsukka...there are good roads...they dont need to have banks and parks in the villages...if u want that...come to the city. Building good roads and beautiful houses is 70% of wat makes a great place

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Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by IkwereBuIgbo(m): 6:11pm On Aug 28, 2018
selemempe:
lol...whether igbo rule or not....anytime i realise that the igbo tribe are the most successful tribe per capita in nigeria...i just smile and feel content.

When i look at the north, the west and bayelsa and look at enugu...i see no reason to be angry say we neva rule....now just imagine if we rule....

Please remove.... From the list, they are more Igbos than other fake Igbos...

Love from Rivers State.
Re: How Was "Naira" Coined? Obafemi Awolowo Coined The Currency Name, Naira, In 1973 by Deo1986(m): 6:17pm On Aug 28, 2018
Aldebaran:
Nice ...

Obafemi Awolowo...

Nigerias greatest Politician of all time grin

In case you don't know :
Solid education foundation put in place by Chief Obafemi Awolowo helped to put the old Western Region and its people ahead of other regions of the the federation till the present time.
Greatest? How come a 31 year old uneducated head of state appointed him as finance minister if he was that great? undecided

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