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TREASURY BILLS
This category contains information about Treasury Bills in Nigeria. Treasury Bills are short-term debt instruments issued by the Federal Government through the Central Bank to provide short term funding for the government. They are by nature, the most liquid money market securities and are backed by the guarantee of the Federal Government.
Since the beginning of 2020, pension fund managers have moved out about N1.112 trillion of treasury bills investments into mostly FGN Bonds.
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Nigeria's treasury bills rate was oversubscribed despite falling to 0.5%.
While the current prevailing rate of 2% might not be good news for investors, the low rates could be better for the Nigerian economy.
The latest data from Nigeria’s Treasury bill auction shows that Nigeria’s 364-day reduced by 2%.
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With inflation holding steady, the low yields end up translating to negative returns.
The yoyo between debt and equity is likely to ensue as uncertainty remains in the forex market.
In the meantime, liquidity in the Nigerian banking system is said to be below N100 billion
The CBN sells T-bills on a bi-weekly basis to investors and it is one of the safest investments available.
A great place to start as an investor is with the i-invest App.