The federal government announced that it would float a bond issue worth NGN 140bn (USD 1.1bn) to service its domestic debt. The debt management office's (DMO) director general Mansur Muhtar said that a larger portion of the domestic debt was in short-term maturities, which resulted in high rollover and interest rate risks.
The Nigerian daily The Guardian reported that the NGN 140bn bonds, which would be issued in July, would be offered in tranches with maximum of 20bn per month. Muhtar said that the bonds,would provide the nation's emerging capital market with liquidity and offer increased investment options for corporate and individual investors.