naira

[ UK /nˈe‍əɹɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈnɛɹə/ ]
NOUN
  1. the basic unit of money in Nigeria
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How To Use naira In A Sentence

  • For a group like ours, two and a half billion naira, that is actually just about 10% of our cement turnover per month. Businessman Criticizes Nigeria's Central Bank for Debtor List
  • OKE: It's possible to make a call for just 5 naira, which is about 4 cents, and significantly cheaper than normal cell phone rates. CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2008
  • He was a successful businessman who made and invested his money at a time when the naira enjoyed parity with sterling.
  • The finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has speculated that the price of a litre of petrol will jump from 65 naira 40 cents to 139 naira a litre. Nigerians are still the most optimistic people in the world. How? | Bim Adewunmi
  • Her breasts itched from the damp naira notes in her bra. Night Bus
  • Nigeria had been spending about 1.2 trillion naira $7.5 billion a year to maintain the price—money that came directly from its oil earnings, never entered the federal budget andcould have been better used, his aides have argued, for infrastructure improvements on roads and power plants. Big Unions in Nigeria Urge Action on Subsidy
  • The market capitalization is currently hovering around 4.8 trillion naira which is a huge drop from the 12.6 trillion figure of March last year. AllAfrica News: Latest
  • I found a moneychanger and traded dollars for naira, getting a little more than twice the legal rate. TROPIC OF NIGHT
  • In contrast, the Angolan kwanza and the Nigerian naira have depreciated against the US dollar over the period which may have protected their competitiveness.
  • He is also credited with the coining of the name "naira" for the country's currency when he was Federal Commissioner of Finance under the Gowon government. Thisday Online
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