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Nigerian Investors Eye FG Bonds … Bauchi Floats N40bn Bond
With Nigeria over-the-counter (OTC), bond market has continued to dominate the country’s capital market as investors have shifted their interest away from listed equities to the federal government bonds.
The increasing attraction to bonds recently saw both corporate and individual investors picking 250.8 million units worth N257.4 billion in 1,396 deals.
In the preceding week 233.6 million units valued at N236.4 billion was traded in 1,258 deals. An analysis of the activities in the bond sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), showed that the 5th Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bond 2013 series one was the most active with 34.93 million units valued at N34.7 billions in172 deal.
The 4th FGN bond 2010 series followed with 17.5 million units valued at N17.9 billion in 106 deals. In all, 27 of the 42 quoted FGN bonds were traded during the last week June compared with 28 bonds sold in the preceding.
In the equities sector, however, investors, scramble for profit from the recent rally of listed equities at the Exchange has continued to depress returns from pricing.
But even as investors are angling for federal bonds, the Bauchi State Government has concluded plans to float a N40 billion bond to raise funds from the capital market to augment its dwindling revenues.
The state Commissioner for Finance, Aminu Hammayo cited persistent decrease in the revenues accruing to the state from the Federation Account as the reason for the bond.
Giving details of the plan,
Hammayo said the money which is intended to be used to provide basic infrastructure for the socio-economic development of the state, would be raised over a period of 15 years and that it would be raised in trenches with N20 billion to be raised in the first trench.
“The purpose is to finance projects in the areas of education, health, rural development and the proposed Independent Power Project (IPP), he said.
Hammayo said government decided against sourcing for funds from the money market because of its limited opportunities, adding that “capital market provides longer term funds to be paid within a period of between 10 and 15 years. It also provides unhindered opportunities for debt management and other contractual obligations.”
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