Debt Management Office of Nigeria Publishes new Report, says Nigeria’s Public Debt Increased by ₦2.5trn in Three Months

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has released a publication of their latest report about the country’s public debt. I n the report the DMO revealed that country’s total public debt was ₦38.005 trillion at the end of the third quarter, (Q3) of 2021, against ₦35.465 which which Nigeria’s public debt at the end of second quarter, (Q2) of 2021.


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According to the debt management office, the total debt stock rose by ₦2.540trn in three months from June 30 to September 30, 2021. The DMO attributed the increase to the $4 billion eurobonds issued by the federal government in September. This was contained in a statement published at the office’s website

 
 

The statement reads;

“In line with its practice, the Debt Management Office has published Nigeria’s Total Public Debt as at September 30, 2021. The Data, which includes the Total External and Domestic Debts of the Federal Government of Nigeria, thirty-six State Governments, and the Federal Capital Territory, shows that Nigeria’s Public Debt was N38.005tn or $92.626bn at the end of Q3 2021.

 
 
 

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“The increase of N2.540tn when compared to the corresponding figure of N35.465 trillion at the end of Q2 2021 was largely accounted for by the $4bn Eurobonds issued by the Government in September 2021.

 
 
 

“The issuance of the USD4 billion Eurobonds has brought significant benefits to the economy by increasing the level of Nigeria’s External Reserves, thereby supporting the Naira Exchange Rate and providing the necessary capital to enable the Federal Government finance various projects in the Budget.

 
 
 

“The triple tranche $4bn Eurobond, issued in September 2021, was for the implementation of the New External Borrowing of $6.18bn in the 2021 Appropriation Act.”

 
 
 

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