A wise man  — me — once said,  you can’t appreciate money until you understand it. Don’t overthink the quote please; pretend it’s from Socrates. 

This is Zikoko’s guide to how useful the Naira notes are worth. 

₦1000

The dollar makes a mockery of its value but we’ll take what we can get. It’s also the only note with 2 people on it. Two heads are still better than one.

₦500

It closely follows ₦1000 in value. Okay, maybe not so closely, because this is the biggest value difference among all the notes. It used to be able to buy bread comfortably, but a big loaf is now ₦550. Depending on how good you are at pricing things, you can still get akube shirts with it.

₦200

Legend has it that whenever you want to squeeze money into someone’s hand, this is what you go for. It’s also the most common note to spray at owambes.

₦100

It’s probably the most useful note. It‘s often the dirtiest too. It can buy garri, pay for okada, and can even come through as offering in church.  I stan a versatile note.

₦20

Groundnut, sweets, chewing gum and pure water. The four horsemen of twenty naira.

₦10

10 is happening. This is closer to a relic than it is to being a naira note. It used to be enough for pure water but even that is now beyond its reach.

₦5

You’re more likely to find suya in the afternoon than to see a ₦5 note these days. Despite its scarcity, it’s still the most financially deficient note. If I were to give you one ₦5 note every hour, in one month, you would earn 3,650. 

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