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The World Bank International Debt Report shows Nigeria’s external stock at $145.02bn, more than half of it private, as debt service consumes 19 per cent of exports.

FGN bond and Eurobond yields fell modestly while Treasury bill yields rose, leaving Nigeria's fixed-income market mixed as liquidity stayed ample.

The three-year yield dropped 23 basis points to 6.45 per cent and the ten-year fell four basis points to 7.93 per cent as a record one-day rally in US Treasuries and a softer dollar lifted Nigerian dollar debt, with a $1.5 billion bond due in November 2027 in focus.

Gabon sold $580 million in eight-year Eurobonds at a 9.375% coupon, attracting an order book of nearly $1 billion and a risk premium about 50 basis points below its July sale, even as the oil-dependent state remains heavily indebted.

Gabon sold $580 million of eight-year Eurobonds on 14 October with a 9.375 per cent coupon, drawing close to $1 billion in orders and trimming its risk premium despite higher US rates.