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January 1973Event

Naira and kobo introduced

Nigeria changed from pounds, shillings, and pence to decimal currency, with the naira as the major unit and kobo as the minor unit.

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January 1973

Naira and kobo introduced

Nigeria changed from pounds, shillings, and pence to decimal currency, with the naira as the major unit and kobo as the minor unit.

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What happened

Nigeria changed from pounds, shillings, and pence to decimal currency, with the naira as the major unit and kobo as the minor unit. CBN records the change as part of national currency history.

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