FGN BONDS ISSUANCE CALENDAR FOR THE THIRD QUARTER, 2021

The Debt Management Office (DMO) released the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bond issuance calendar for third quarter of 2021, with total amount on offer of ca ₦540billion, ca +20% higher than ₦450billion offered in Q2 2021. The calendar indicated the reopening of the February 2028, March 2036 and March 2050 maturities.

Nigerian Senate approves supplementary budget – 07 July 2021

The Nigerian Senate on 07 July 2021, approved the Federal Government’s request to borrow ca $6.1 billion (₦2.343 trillion) from Multilateral and Bilateral tenders as well as the international Capital Market. This borrowing, which was already approved in the Appropriation Act 2021 as part of the 2021 budget is expected to part-finance the 2021 budget deficit of ₦5.6 trillion.