NBET Finance Company Plc, Lagos State Government, Access Bank Plc, and UAC of Nigeria Plc led the bond borrowers’ chart in the first half of 2026.
Other heavy bond borrowers in H1 are: Champion Breweries Plc, Paras Energy Funding SPV Plc, Veritasi Homes & Properties Plc, Nigeria Real Estate Investment Trust, Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited and Daraju Industries Limited.
TeleAfrica Communications Limited, Accion Microfinance Bank Limited, SKLD Integrated Services Limited, Sycamore Integrated Solutions Limited and Miskay Boutique International are also listed.
An analysis of bond and commercial paper listings on the FMDQ Securities Exchange and the Nigerian Exchange shows that issuers raised hundreds of billions of naira across sectors including banking, power, manufacturing, real estate and infrastructure, despite the high cost of capital.
Nigeria’s largest corporate borrowers and government‑backed issuers paid coupon rates of as much as 20 per cent to raise long‑term funds in the first half of 2026,
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