{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","slug":"nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises?lang=en","title":"Nigeria’s public debt rises 4.67% in second quarter","summary":"Nigeria’s public debt reached ₦166.79 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2026, according to debt statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics on 30 September. That was a 4.67% increase from ₦159.35 trillion at the end of the first quarter.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06-30","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria","url":"https://microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/catalog/172/related-materials","publishedAt":"2026-09-30","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nbs-q2-2026-public-debt-rises?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The NBS report gave the total equivalent as $120.93 billion. Domestic debt was ₦91.59 trillion, or 54.91% of the total, while external debt was ₦75.20 trillion, or 45.09%. The figures were sourced from the Debt Management Office.","NBS says external debt data are published every six months. The quarter-on-quarter comparison should therefore be read for total and domestic debt, rather than treating external debt as an independently reported quarterly series. The amounts are nominal; the report alone does not explain the drivers of the increase."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Nigeria’s public debt reached ₦166.79 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2026, according to debt statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics on 30 September. That was a 4.67% increase from ₦159.35 trillion at the end of the first quarter.\n\nThe NBS report gave the total equivalent as $120.93 billion. Domestic debt was ₦91.59 trillion, or 54.91% of the total, while external debt was ₦75.20 trillion, or 45.09%. The figures were sourced from the Debt Management Office.\n\nNBS says external debt data are published every six months. The quarter-on-quarter comparison should therefore be read for total and domestic debt, rather than treating external debt as an independently reported quarterly series. The amounts are nominal; the report alone does not explain the drivers of the increase.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}