Nigeria – Awards of monetary judgment in a foreign currency by Nigerian courts

Article by Mutiu Ganiyu (Aluko & Oyebode, Barristers, Solicitors & Trademark Agents, Lagos, Nigera) describing the issues and case law surrounding the question of whether a Nigerian court can only give judgment in the Naira (NGN), which is the Nigerian currency, or whether a Nigerian court can award monetary judgment in a foreign currency. Published in the Letter from … section of Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.