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N5.28 trillion debt

Nigeria spent N5.28 trillion on domestic debt servicing between January and June 2026. Interest payments on government securities took a large share of the expenditure.

By Naija & The News DeskPublished 16 Oct 2026, 8:28am WAT

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Nigeria spent N5.28 trillion on domestic debt servicing between January and June 2026.

N5.28 trillion spent in six months. Interest payments took N4.95 trillion.

N5.28 trillion spent

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