Nigeria Secures $2.2 Billion Eurobonds To Finance 2024 Budget Deficit

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria has successfully priced $2.2bn in Eurobonds that will mature in 2031 (6.5 years) and 2034 (10 years) in the international capital markets.

In a statement on Monday, the DMO said the bond has $700m and $1.5bn placed in the 2031 and 2034 maturities, respectively.It said the proceeds from bond issuance would be used to finance the 2024 fiscal deficit and support the government’s budgetary needs.It said the notes were priced at a Coupon and Re-offer Yield of 9.625 per cent and 10.375 percent, respectively.

“Nigeria is pleased to have attracted a wide range of investors from multiple jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and participation from Nigerian investors, which it views as an expression of continued investor confidence in the country’s sound macro-economic policy framework and prudent fiscal and monetary management,” it said.

The statement further said the transaction attracted a peak order book of more than $9bn. This underscores the strong support for the transaction across geography and investor class.

“With respect to investor class, demand came from a combination of Fund Managers, Insurance and Pension Funds, Hedge Funds, Banks and other Financial Institutions,” it added.Commenting on the successful pricing, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, said: “Today’s successful issuance signposts increasing confidence in ongoing efforts of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, administration to stabilize the Nigerian economy and position it on the path of sustainable and inclusive growth for the benefit of all Nigerians. The broad range of investor appetite to invest in our Eurobonds is encouraging as we continue to diversify our funding sources and deepen our engagement with the international capital markets.”

According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, its outcome underscores the growing confidence of investors and the resilience of the Nigeria credit, and evidence of our improved liquidity position and continued access to international markets to support the financing needs of the government.UK Listing Authority and available to trade on the London Stock Exchange’s regulated market, the FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited and the Nigerian Exchange Limited.

“The proceeds from this Eurobond issuance will be used to finance the 2024 fiscal deficit and support the government’s budgetary needs. Nigeria mandated Chapel Hill Denham, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered Bank as Joint Bookrunners. FSDH Merchant Bank Limited acted as Financial Adviser on the issuance,” she added