Tag: Debt Management Office

Economy

Govt borrowings not necessarily bad -DMO

The Director-General of the Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha, has said borrowings by countries to finance budget deficits and critical infrastructure is not necessarily a bad idea. The DG disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos, while speaking during an awareness programme on security issuance organised by […]

Economy

Lagos, Ogun, Rivers lead as states’ debts hit N6.43tn in 2021

The domestic debts owed by state governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration rose to N6.43tn at the end of 2021. While sub-national domestic debt stock was N4.46tn, the sub-national external debt stock was N1.97tn in 2021. Lagos, Ogun and Rivers became the three most indebted states, according to the latest data from the Debt […]

Economy

FG incurs N950bn new domestic borrowing in Q1 2022 – DMO

THE Federal Government has incurred N950bn new domestic borrowing between January 2022 and March 11, 2022, the Debt Management Office has revealed. The fresh borrowing was disclosed on March 17 in the presentation of the Public Debt Data as of December 31, 2021, by the Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha. In the document, Oniha […]

Economy

Nigeria’s debt set to peak at N45tn in 2022, says DMO report

The total debt stock of Nigeria is likely to reach N45tn as the Debt Management Office plans to borrow an additional N6.39tn to finance the 2022 budget deficit. This was contained in a DMO document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja. In the document, the Director-General, DMO, Patience Oniha, explained […]

Economy

Nigeria borrowed N6.64tn, serviced debt with N2.93tn in 2021 -DMO

THE Debt Management Office on Thursday said Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N39.56tn in 2021 from N32.92tn in 2020. The Director-General, DMO, Patience Oniha, said this at a media briefing in Abuja. According to her, the total debt includes new borrowings by the Federal Government and the sub-nationals. She also said that the […]