US Dollar
Pound Sterling
Euro
Deutsche Marks
Swiss Francs
French Francs
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.......................121.00
.......................182.00
........................118.00
.........................54.00
.........................80.00
.........................16.02
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......................136.00
.....................198.00
.....................120.00
.......................55.50
.......................84.00
.......................21.50
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Currency
& Credit Cards |
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The Nigerian currency,
the Naira, is non-convertible. foreign currencies like the U.S.
dollars and British pound sterling are widely accepted.
Nigeria is a cash society, and it is usually necessary to bring
sufficient currency to cover the expenses of a planned visit. Credit
cards are widely not accepted, beyond a few hotels. Since credit
cards are not widely accepted, the prevalence of credit card fraud
in Nigeria is low. However. While Citibank cashes travelers checks,
most other banks do not. American Express does not have offices in
Nigeria, but Thomas Cook does have there offices here. Inter-bank
transfers are often difficult to accomplish. There are several money
transfer services abound, such as Western Union and MoneyGram
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Public Holidays
for Year 2002
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Date |
Day
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Holiday
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January 1
February
March 29
April 1
May 1
May 24
May 29
October 1
November
December 25
December 26
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Tuesday
(TBD)
Friday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Wednesday
Tuesday
(TBD)
Wednesday
Thursday |
New Year's Day
Eid-El-Adha*
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Workers Day
Eid-El-Maulud*
Democracy Day
Independence Day
Eld-El-Fitr*
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
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* These
holidays follow Islamic Calendar and are determined by sighting of
the moon.
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National Trunk Dialing Codes
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States and Codes |
States and Codes
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States and Codes
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Abia ..............
Adamawa ......
Akwa Ibom ....
Anambra .......
Bauchi ..........
Bayelsa ........
Benue ..........
Borno ............
Cross Rivers ..
Delta .............
Ebonyi ..........
Edo ................ |
088
075
085
046
077
089
044
076
087
083
043
052
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Ekiti ...................
Enugu .................
Gombe ................
Imo .....................
Jigawa ................
Kaduna ...............
Kano ...................
Katsina ...............
Kebbi ..................
Kogi ....................
Kwara .................
Lagos .................. |
030
042
082
062
063
065
068
058
031
01
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Nasarawa ..........
Niger .................
Ogun .................
Ondo .................
Osun .................
Oyo ...................
Plateau ..............
Rivers ................
Sokoto ...............
Taraba ...............
Yobe .................
Zamfara ............. |
047
066
039
034
051
022
073
084
060
079
076
063
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