GoshenNLA:
Since I was a kid, i’v always had issue with that writing on naira note, and I do ask my parents wat it means, they said they don’t know
My submission, naira is National note legal tender, see no reason why a language not general known by all is on it, put our lingua Franca on it, e better

Since you're not comfortable with the Arabic inscription on the Naira note, I will advise u to stop spending the Naira notes.

sochey:
Who Musa epp??

Denial is not just a river in Egypt

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GOTVee:
Even though I've been a born again Christian of over 25 years, I think we Christians really need to let the sleeping Dog lie. I have been to several Arab nations on tourism and Evangelism and I can attest to the fact that Arabic remains one of the unique and outstanding languages on earth. What is the big deal in having Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes and Army uniform? Nigeria is a country of Muslim majority and due to their numerical advantage I think the Muslims deserve to have the Arabic as a national symbol. I mostly prefer to read my bible in Arabic language for better understanding despite being a Christian. The Muslims in this country have never complained of the fact that the national language is English. The Christian missionaries brough English language to Nigeria and our dear Muslim brothers easily accepted it without fuss. Why are we Christians trouble some unnecessarily? We Christians really to be careful not to cause a national disaster

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Must they use Arabic to show that is 1000naira.

ThatFairGuy:
Sighting this 1000 note as an example, The Arabic inscription on it simply means NAIRA DUBU(Hausa language) in Transliteration which means #1000.

It's Hausa language but written in Arabic.

The Arabic word for a thousand naira is ألف not نير دوبو as it's on our thousand note.

I can also write egberun naira (Yoruba language) in Arabic as we have it in Hausa language (but written in Arabic) on our note. As well as in Igbo.

أيبر نير egberun naira (#1000).

IT'S JUST A LANGUAGE as explained in this write-up, nothing like ISLAMIZATION. We all need to look away on some certain things if we must live in peace, Which is ESSENTIAL.

I can sight some examples of what we're also using in Nigeria that are related to Christianity but no fuss from Muslim side.


WE NEED TO STOP ALL THESE UNNECESSARY FUSS

Simplyleo:
Check very well, na ipob miscreants dey make dis noise.

Ipob miscreants are illiterates.

Go and collect money Keke

abumeinben:


The inscription should be removed and replaced with English texts abeg. After all, the number system we use is Hindu-Arabic. (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0). Why the Arabic/ajamic inscription again?

The Army own na hin dey vess me pass.

But meanwhile, u should stop spending the Naira note until it is removed.

belcom10:
Must they use Arabic to show that is 1000naira.

Yes!

ThatFairGuy:
Sighting this 1000 note as an example, The Arabic inscription on it simply means NAIRA DUBU(Hausa language) in Transliteration which means #1000.

It's Hausa language but written in Arabic.

The Arabic word for a thousand naira is ألف not نير دوبو as it's on our thousand note.

I can also write egberun naira (Yoruba language) in Arabic as we have it in Hausa language (but written in Arabic) on our note. As well as in Igbo.

أيبر نير egberun naira (#1000).

IT'S JUST A LANGUAGE as explained in this write-up, nothing like ISLAMIZATION. We all need to look away on some certain things if we must live in peace, Which is ESSENTIAL.

I can sight some examples of what we're also using in Nigeria that are related to Christianity but no fuss from Muslim side.


WE NEED TO STOP ALL THESE UNNECESSARY FUSS

Is Arabic a Nigerian language? Why not write it in hausa? If they write in Arabic why not write in French and Portuguese too?

PlayerMeji:
When Christians are killed in South Kaduna, Jos etc daily.. why won't they claim 'largely Muslim population..'

Sorry, the population of Enugu is more than Kano and Kaduna combined.

GOTVee:
Even though I've been a born again Christian of over 25 years, I think we Christians really need to let the sleeping Dog lie. I have been to several Arab nations on tourism and Evangelism and I can attest to the fact that Arabic remains one of the unique and outstanding languages on earth. What is the big deal in having Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes and Army uniform? Nigeria is a country of Muslim majority and due to their numerical advantage I think the Muslims deserve to have the Arabic as a national symbol. I mostly prefer to read my bible in Arabic language for better understanding despite being a Christian. The Muslims in this country have never complained of the fact that the national language is English. The Christian missionaries brough English language to Nigeria and our dear Muslim brothers easily accepted it without fuss. Why are we Christians trouble some unnecessarily? We Christians really to be careful not to cause a national disaster

Yes we Christian have free 2 days weekly Saturday & Sunday and Muslims did not have any and yet people will be saying they want to Islamize Nigeria. The quick we allow sleeping dog to lye the better.

piggyvestashawo:
Islamic also on Army logo

I feel your pain

ABEG REMOVED IT HOW MANY ABULANCE VEHICLES STILL CARRY THE CROSS SIGN ON THEIR BODY IT HAD LONG BEEN CHANGED WITH ASTERISK SIGN

If you have to almagamate a country, then it should never have been a country in the first place.

Loveurneighbour:

Since you're not comfortable with the Arabic inscription on the Naira note, I will advise u to stop spending the Naira notes.

And of what benefit is the inscription on the naira note, a currency that keeps messing up daily
Have you ever seen a dollar bill b4?
Only reply when you see one

"As one person told the New Yorker in objection to the centenary naira redesign: ''If you still have English and it is not Christianising, why is the one in Arabic Islamising?"

Nigerian Christians will always find away to cry to the media just to fuel their emotion. Their case is like women who would cry and shout at the highest volume and she's the one at fault.

FiftyFifty:
.Muslims have been tolerating all sort of nonsense in this contraption called Nigeria: from the cross all over our hospitals; making Sunday a work-free day (while even in Israel working day starts on Sunday); Nurses uniforms; not allowing Muslim girls to wear hijab in schools; making 1st January (Xtian calendar) a work-free day while 1st Muharram (a Muslim calendar) is not even noticed; not to mention legal profession; one can go on. The Muslims aren't complaining it's Xtians that have the guts to complain. The Ajami writing on our notes is going nowhere, anyone who doesn't want it as it is should go and hug the nearest transformer. Bunch of shameless hypocrites.

Abeg! Don't mind the hypocrites jare.
They are Haters

DamnnNiggarr:


https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-54935804?__twitter_impression=true

that Arabic inscriptions shouldn't have been there in the first place, and I wonder wey elites, professional lawyers are not suing the gvt for such nonsense

When we have 200 ethnic groups in Nigeria na one Arab alphabet they inscribed on it, if it was written in housa,Yoruba,Igbo and other ethnic languages no problem as long as it represents diversity.

Even English word is not suppose to be there sef Chinese notes and other countries don't use Arabic or English words when they have their languages.

Besides, Nig is made up of three religion so why Arabic n besides watin concern money and religion, it should be removed.

GoshenNLA:

And of what benefit is the inscription on the naira note, a currency that keeps messing up daily
Have you ever seen a dollar bill b4?
Only reply when you see one

I repeat, if you're not comfortable with it, pls stop spending the Naira note. At least dollars is accepted in Nigeria

Our priorities in this country get as e be
Among all the issues in Nigeria today this is what we chose to be deliberating on if you like change the arabic to french will it change the foundation of the country or improve our standard of living

GOTVee:
Even though I've been a born again Christian of over 25 years, I think we Christians really need to let the sleeping Dog lie. I have been to several Arab nations on tourism and Evangelism and I can attest to the fact that Arabic remains one of the unique and outstanding languages on earth. What is the big deal in having Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes and Army uniform? Nigeria is a country of Muslim majority and due to their numerical advantage I think the Muslims deserve to have the Arabic as a national symbol. I mostly prefer to read my bible in Arabic language for better understanding despite being a Christian. The Muslims in this country have never complained of the fact that the national language is English. The Christian missionaries brough English language to Nigeria and our dear Muslim brothers easily accepted it without fuss. Why are we Christians trouble some unnecessarily? We Christians really to be careful not to cause a national disaster

Pls, be informed that this guy is not a Christian. That's his format to mislead Christians. Don't fall for it.

ThatFairGuy:
Sighting this 1000 note as an example, The Arabic inscription on it simply means NAIRA DUBU(Hausa language) in Transliteration which means #1000.

It's Hausa language but written in Arabic.

The Arabic word for a thousand naira is ألف not نير دوبو as it's on our thousand note.

I can also write egberun naira (Yoruba language) in Arabic as we have it in Hausa language (but written in Arabic) on our note. As well as in Igbo.

أيبر نير egberun naira (#1000).

IT'S JUST A LANGUAGE as explained in this write-up, nothing like ISLAMIZATION. We all need to look away on some certain things if we must live in peace, Which is ESSENTIAL.

I can sight some examples of what we're also using in Nigeria that are related to Christianity but no fuss from Muslim side.


WE NEED TO STOP ALL THESE UNNECESSARY FUSS

The argument in court was that, it violate Nigeria constitution which states English , Yoruba ,Hausa and Igbo as an official language of Nigeria. If by any means that you can read or write from any of those mentioned languages, you are literate. But writing something in Arabic language in our National value just to please some set of Muslim who failed to learn their National Language is clear violation of constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.

King44:
that Arabic inscriptions shouldn't have been there in the first place, and I wonder wey elites, professional lawyers are not suing the gvt for such nonsense

When we have 200 ethnic groups in Nigeria na one Arab alphabet they inscribed on it, if it was written in housa,Yoruba,Igbo and other ethnic languages no problem as long as it represents diversity.

Even English word is not suppose to be there sef Chinese notes and other countries don't use Arabic or English words when they have their languages.

Besides, Nig is made up of three religion so why Arabic n besides watin concern money and religion, it should be removed.

Are u saying that Arabic is a religion? We have a long way to go. There's advantage in the combination, Arabic is one of the most widely spoken language in Africa and we transact with our neighbouring countries and beyond. I still don't understand the argument. May be we shud fight for removing English as well. Most of our actions show hatred and lack of knowledge. This is the same reflection of how we cast vote.

GOTVee:
Even though I've been a born again Christian of over 25 years, I think we Christians really need to let the sleeping Dog lie. I have been to several Arab nations on tourism and Evangelism and I can attest to the fact that Arabic remains one of the unique and outstanding languages on earth. What is the big deal in having Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes and Army uniform? Nigeria is a country of Muslim majority and due to their numerical advantage I think the Muslims deserve to have the Arabic as a national symbol. I mostly prefer to read my bible in Arabic language for better understanding despite being a Christian. The Muslims in this country have never complained o that the national language is English. The Christian missionaries brough English language to Nigeria and our dear Muslim brothers easily accepted it without fuss. Why are we Christians trouble some unnecessarily? We Christians really to (

official language. We don't have a national language

ThatFairGuy:
Sighting this 1000 note as an example, The Arabic inscription on it simply means NAIRA DUBU(Hausa language) in Transliteration which means #1000.

It's Hausa language but written in Arabic.

The Arabic word for a thousand naira is ألف not نير دوبو as it's on our thousand note.

I can also write egberun naira (Yoruba language) in Arabic as we have it in Hausa language (but written in Arabic) on our note. As well as in Igbo.

أيبر نير egberun naira (#1000).

IT'S JUST A LANGUAGE as explained in this write-up, nothing like ISLAMIZATION. We all need to look away on some certain things if we must live in peace, Which is ESSENTIAL.

I can sight some examples of what we're also using in Nigeria that are related to Christianity but no fuss from Muslim side.


WE NEED TO STOP ALL THESE UNNECESSARY FUSS

Good u understand and can translate the script and for those who can't they should live with it? Naija is a complex state and leaders shld be deplomatic in dealing with the affairs of the nation. We v all agree that the English language is our lingua franca then let's keep our mode of communication.im that medium. This govt should stop flying d kite if disunity, we have loads of problems bedevilling us and this is just too trivial to make up the list

Sterope:
Written with Arabic characters
I think Farsi also follows the same format

you're a learned!

Loveurneighbour:

I repeat, if you're not comfortable with it, pls stop spending the Naira note. At least dollars is accepted in Nigeria

You no get point

Simplyleo:
Check very well, na ipob miscreants dey make dis noise.

Ipob miscreants are illiterates.

no... It is CAN...CAN - Christian Association Of Nigeria headed by Yoruba.

ThatFairGuy:
Sighting this 1000 note as an example, The Arabic inscription on it simply means NAIRA DUBU(Hausa language) in Transliteration which means #1000.

It's Hausa language but written in Arabic.

The Arabic word for a thousand naira is ألف not نير دوبو as it's on our thousand note.

I can also write egberun naira (Yoruba language) in Arabic as we have it in Hausa language (but written in Arabic) on our note. As well as in Igbo.

أيبر نير egberun naira (#1000).

IT'S JUST A LANGUAGE as explained in this write-up, nothing like ISLAMIZATION. We all need to look away on some certain things if we must live in peace, Which is ESSENTIAL.

I can sight some examples of what we're also using in Nigeria that are related to Christianity but no fuss from Muslim side.


WE NEED TO STOP ALL THESE UNNECESSARY FUSS

It is already written in English (our current lingua franca), and in the 3 major languages of the major tribes in Nigeria. Why is it necessary to then write it again in Arabic.

Emir01:


Are u saying that Arabic is a religion? We have a long way to go. There's advantage in the combination, Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in Africa and we transact with our neighbouring countries and beyond. I still don't understand the argument. May be we shud fight for removing English as well. Most of our actions show hatred and lack of knowledge. This is the same reflection of how we cast vote.

Every nation is being rule by its constitution, and it says English, Hausa ,Igbo and Yoruba is our official Language. So what brings Arabic?

Omezif:
Some people like chasing shadow, the arabic scripts at some naira notes have nothing to do to islamize this country. Who is that person that have eaten and sartisfy from islam that would dare to islamize this nigeria country. Apart from killing some christians in some parts in north it's hard to see muslims making such decision in any social media, they know that they could not do anything even if they try it, they become silent.

Bros, it is Christian propaganda. It is a way of demonizing Islam while they promote their religion. You notice so many hospitals in Nigeria have cross logos on them but no Muslim complained.

Emir01:


Are u saying that Arabic is a religion? We have a long way to go. There's advantage in the combination, Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in Africa and we transact with our neighbouring countries and beyond. I still don't understand the argument. May be we shud fight for removing English as well. Most of our actions show hatred and lack of knowledge. This is the same reflection of how we cast vote.

there is a general Hausa language used in the north why can't it be written in that language

The English could also be removed to rep the three major tribes or more tribes no big deal.

Despite the fact that the Chinese were colonised by the British also India, did you see in English words on their notes.

At least if the proper thing is done it would ensure that yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, etc are taught in basic schools

It is not proper it must be all inclusive, hausas have their ways of communicating before arabic changing it would make them take general hausa language seriously same goes to others