Nigeria’s 10-yr bond yields drop after Buhari’s re-election
By CNBC
04 March 2019 |
2:22 pm
Yields on Nigeria's 10-year bond fell to its lowest in six months just as Nigeria's president won his re-election bid. Chuka Nwachukwu, Fixed Income Trader at UBA joins CNBC Africa to review activities at the fixed income and FX markets.
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