Lagos Closes N85.14bn Series 2 Bond Issuance Programme

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Akinyemi Ashade, Finance Commissioner

Kazeem Ugbodaga

Lagos State Government on Monday announced the closure of the N85, 140,000,000 Series 2 Bond Issuance geared towards improving the physical and social infrastructure in the State.

Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade in a statement, said the Bond was issued in two tranches of N46,370,000,000 16.75 percent Tranche 1 maturing August 2024 and the N38,770,000,000 17.25 percent Tranche 2 maturing August 2027, under the N500bn Third Debt Issuance Programme.

Ashade recalled that the government had on Friday, August 12, issued an N85.14 billion Series II Bond in two tranches- a 7 year N46, 370,000,000 16.75 percent bond maturing in August 2024; and a 10-year N38, 770,000,000 17.25 percent bond maturing in August 2027, under the N500 billion Third Debt Issuance Programme, by way of a book building.

According to him, the…

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