Five naira note
Dimensions
130mm x 72mm
Date Released
28th February, 2007
Design:
Predominant Colour: Mauve
The N5 note was originally introduced in 1979 and in 1984 the colours were changed while the essential features of the note remained the same.
The main feature on the front is the engraved portrait of Alhaji Sir Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), educationist, and the first Prime Minister from September 1957 to January1966.
The back illustrates Nkpokiti Dancers from the South Eastern part of Nigeria
Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966)
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Prime Minister of of independent Nigeria (1960-1966) was born in Tafawa Balewa, a town in Bauchi State, and was educated as a teacher. He later became a politician, and was elected to the Northern Region's House of Assembly in 1947, and in 1951, to the Federal House of Representatives. He was a founder and until his death, the deputy president of the Northern People's Congress.
Balewa became Prime Minister in 1957, and at independence in 1960, he remained in the post. Sir Tafawa Balewa was widely admired for his simplicity and humility. He was killed in the January 1966 military coup.
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