the basic monetary unit of Nigeria see Money Table
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Growth improved due to government interventions such as subsidy removals, which have resulted in higher revenues, a stronger naira currency, rising foreign reserves, and an increase in exports.—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Another artist now receiving recognition further afield is the potter and ceramicist Ladi Kwali, whose portrait appears on the 20 Nigerian naira note.—Suyin Haynes, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 The government has twice devalued the naira in the past year, trying to enable it to float more freely and attract foreign investment.—Ismail Auwal Taiwo Aina, New York Times, 11 June 2024 Accessing legal representation can rise to 700,000 naira (about $500), or almost two years’ earnings for a minimum-wage worker.—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for naira
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