Nigeria raises $2.86bn in Eurobond
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THE federal government has raised $2.86 billion Eurobond under its Global Medium Term Note Programme to fund the 2018 budget deficit.
THE federal government has raised $2.86 billion Eurobond under its Global Medium Term Note Programme to fund the 2018 budget deficit.
Fitch Ratings has assigned Nigeria's upcoming senior unsecured US dollar-denominated notes an expected rating of 'B+(EXP)'.
Nigeria's federal system gives the country's 36 states some fiscal flexibility and relative independence, creating scope for each one to have a different credit profile, Moody's Investors Service said in a report released yesterday.
Nigeria will be the first African country to receive Google’s free public Wi-Fi service, this according to a recent announcement by the U.S technology firm.