Nigeria rejoins JP Morgan bond index after 11 years

Nigeria has rejoined J.P. Morgan's Government Bond Index–Emerging Markets Edge after an 11-year absence, according to a September 14, 2026 report from the bank. The inclusion, which assigns Nigerian government bonds a 7.4 per cent weighting in the benchmark, was disclosed in J.P. Morgan’s Global Index Research report and confirmed by Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele.

The move signifies a renewed interest from international fixed-income investors in naira-denominated bonds, following the development of a more active domestic market and improved bond issuance processes.

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