Nigeria Plans $2.5 Billion Eurobond Sale in First Quarter

Nigeria Plans $2.5 Billion Eurobond Sale in First Quarter

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria may sell $2.5 billion of Eurobonds in the first quarter to refinance domestic debt and wants to start talks with JPMorgan Chase & Co. about being reinstated in its local-currency emerging-market bond index, according to a government official. The issuance would complete a dollar-debt program that started with selling $3 billion of Eurobonds in November, said Debt Management Office Director-General Patience Oniha. The yield on dollar bonds due November 2027 have…

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