{
  "id": 276252,
  "title": "Nigeria’s public debt hit N159.35tn in March — DMO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/nigerias-public-debt-hit-n159-35tn-in-march-dmo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T19:02:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerias-public-debt-hit-n159-35tn-in-march-dmo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria's total public debt stock reached N159.35tn by the end of March 2026, a significant increase of N9.96tn or 6.67% from N149.39tn at the end of March 2025. The debt stock rose by 18.22% in dollar terms, reaching $114.95bn from $110.97bn, while the naira value saw a decline of N2.48tn or 3.33% from N74.43tn. The increase in domestic borrowing accounted for the shift, with domestic debt rising by 3.01% in three months to N87.40tn, now accounting for 54.85% of the total debt portfolio.",
  "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."
}