The Story of the Two Men on Nigeria’s ₦1,000 Note You Probably Never Knew
For many Nigerians, the ₦1,000 note is simply one of the highest-value banknotes they carry. But the two men whose portraits appear on it represent an important chapter in the history of Nigeria’s financial system. The faces are those of Alhaji Aliyu Mai-Bornu, Nigeria’s first indigenous Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and…