nairan.
/ˈnʌɪrə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪrə/, West African English /ˈnaira/ 1. The principal monetary unit of Nigeria, introduced in 1973 and consisting of 100 kobo.
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1972 N.Y. Times 9 Aug. 14 On Jan. 1, 1973, Nigeria will scrap her system of Nigerian pounds,..and begin a decimal currency system with units of money called the naira and the kobo... The name is adapted from the word Nigeria.
1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 Oct. 7/3 A number of firms..were allowed to stay on, provided they raised their capital to at least 200,000 Naira (roughly $350,000).
1996 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 7 May 10/2 Warehouses of its members were full with goods worth about 5.8 billion naira.
2. A coin (formerly also a banknote) with the value of one naira.
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1972 Times 9 Oct. (Nigeria Suppl.) p. viii/4 The new currency being introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria consists of naira and kobo. Kobo are coins and naira are notes.
1980 B. Okri Flowers & Shadows i. 5 If you give us three Naira, you can take the dog.
1992 Coin Monthly Feb. 51 The new 1991 Federal Nigeria coins comprise 1, 10, 25 and 50 kobo, plus 1 naira.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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