Data released on Friday by the Bureau of debt management mention that Nigeria's total public debt has reached 153.29 trillion naira as of September 30, 2025, reflecting a constant increase in internal and external obligations in space for three months.

Debt Management Office (DMO) reported that debt total public increased from 152.40 trillion naira on June 30, 2025 to 153.29 trillion naira at the end of September. This represents a increase of 893.87 billion naira compared to the previous quarter.

The stock of debt denominated in dollars increased by 4.29% over this three-month period.

September data shows that debt total external value was 48.46 billion dollars, equivalent to 71,480 billion naira, representing 46.63% of public debt total.

As of June 30, 2025, the external debt was $46.98 billion, or 47.14% of the total.

Domestic debt grew more sharply in dollars. It rose from 52.67 billion dollars in June to 55.47 billion dollars in September, an increase of 2.80 billion dollars.

In value of naira, the Domestic debt stood at 81.82 trillion naira in September, compared to 80.55 trillion naira in