DMO says FGN to auction N140bn bonds on May 10

The Federal Government of Nigeria plan (FGN) is to auction 140 billion naira ($446 million) in bonds on May 10, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Wednesday.
The debt office will sell 40 billion naira of bonds due in 2021 and 50 billion naira each of bonds due in 2027 and in 2037, using a Dutch auction system.
According to debt office, settlement is expected the day after the sale. The bonds are re-openings of previous issues.
Nigeria issues sovereign bonds monthly to help fund its budget deficit, support the local debt market and maintain a benchmark for companies to follow.
At its last auction, it sold fewer bonds than it had planned after investors demanded higher yields to compensate for inflation.
Nigeria expects a N2.36 trillion budget deficit this year, half of which it hopes to fund through local borrowing.