Nigerian government earns N196.3m from savings bond in January, says DMO

The Debt Management Office (DMO), has disclosed that Nigeria’s government made N196.3 million from sales of savings bond in January.

The results of the sales published on the DMO website on Monday, showed that N73.05 million was allotted at 12.09 per cent with 121 successful subscriptions to mature in January 2020.

It stated that N123.25 million was allotted at 13.09 per cent with 178 successful subscriptions to mature in January 2021. The savings bond issuance is expected to help finance the nation’s budget deficit.

The bond issuance is part of the government’s programme targeted at the lower income earners to encourage savings and also earn more income, compared to their savings accounts with banks.

The bonds are debt securities of the Federal Government, backed by its ‘full faith and credit’.Interests are to be paid at regular periods and principal repaid at maturity.

The bonds have a tenure of between two to three years and a minimum size of investment of N5, 000 and maximum of N50 million.