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  "id": "news-oct22-continued-ng-external-debt-service-h1-2026-20261013",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ng-external-debt-service-h1-2026-20261013",
  "slug": "ng-external-debt-service-h1-2026-20261013",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-13",
  "sourceName": "Nairametrics",
  "sourceUrl": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/13/nigeria-spends-1-82-billion-on-external-debt-service-in-h1-2026/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Economic statistics",
    "Financial statistics",
    "Public finance",
    "Debt service"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Nigeria paid US$1.82 billion in external debt service in H1 2026",
    "summary": "Federal Government payments fell 21.5% year on year; the June debt stock of US$54.52 billion is a separate balance measure.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Debt Management Office data reported by Nairametrics show Federal Government external debt-service payments of US$1.82 billion from January to June 2026, down 21.5% from US$2.32 billion in H1 2025. Interest rose 12.2% to US$1.11 billion; principal repayments were US$648.09 million, down 50.7% from US$1.31 billion; other charges and fees were US$61.75 million.",
          "Commercial creditors received US$827.54 million (45.4%), multilateral creditors US$676.12 million (37.05%) and bilateral creditors US$321.14 million (17.6%); Eurobond investors received US$645.16 million. Separately, external debt stock was US$54.52 billion at June 2026, versus US$46.98 billion in June 2025."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Nairametrics",
            "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/13/nigeria-spends-1-82-billion-on-external-debt-service-in-h1-2026/"
          }
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