FIRS To Tax Profits From Bonds, Securities The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that it would tax profits accruing from investments in bonds and short-term government securities by companies which would now be categorised as income tax. This, it said, followed the expiration of...

FG Commences Collection Of Income Tax On Bonds, Short-term Securities   The federal government will today commence the collection of income tax on bonds, short-term securities. This followed the expiration of a 2012 gazette which exempted Companies Income Tax (CIT) from bonds and short-term securities in the...

Fed Govt Borrows N13.6trn Via Bonds In Six Months Amid Rising Deficit Financing   The Federal Government’s bond offer and allotment rose by N1.99tn in the first six months of this year to N13.66tn, from the N11.67tn recorded in the corresponding period of last year. The Financial...

Fed Govt November Bonds Oversubscribed By N117.15bn – DMO   The Federal Government’s bonds for November worth N150bn, which were auctioned on November 17, were oversubscribed by N117.15bn, the Debt Management Office has said. The DMO said the total subscription received from investors was N267.15bn, with only...

Fed Govt To Auction N150bn Bonds In October The Debt Management Office said on Tuesday that the Federal Government will offer N150bn bonds for subscription in October. A circular by the DMO on its website showed that the breakdown of bonds consisted of three bonds worth...

DMO Raises N1.9trn From Bonds In Eight Months         As the debate over borrowings and Nigeria’s debt stock continues, analysts at FBNQuest Research, an arm of the First Bank Group, are presenting a line of argument indicating that the debt stock is still manageable at the...