{
  "id": 10803602,
  "title": "NTBs, FGN Bond Trading Surge 90%, 83% as Fixed-income Turnover Hits N8.9tn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ntbs-fgn-bond-trading-surge-90-83-as-fixed-income-turnover-hits-n8-9tn",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/30/ntbs-fgn-bond-trading-surge-90-83-as-fixed-income-turnover-hits-n8-9tn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria's fixed-income market saw a significant surge in trading activity for Treasury Bills and federal government bonds last week, with transactions in these instruments increasing by 90.3% and 83.1%, respectively. This surge pushed total market turnover above N8.9 trillion, marking a 10% increase from the previous week. The growth in Treasury Bills was particularly strong, with traded value rising to N1.67 trillion, while FGN bonds also saw a notable increase in turnover to N2.18 trillion. Despite a decline in Overnight Monetary Operations (OMO) bills, the overall market remained robust, with a broadening of activity across various fixed-income instruments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}