FGN Savings Bond in Jeopardy | What EXACTLY is Happening at the DMO?

[@richtribe]

It is important for the government to acknowledge and address the concerns of its citizens. While it's understandable that things may not always go as planned, it is crucial to provide transparent explanations when expectations are not met. These issues raise concerns and it is important to address them promptly.

[@FloFinance]

Thank you. This is all we ask. Treat your citizens like human beings. This information will not take more than 10 minutes to write and upload on their website.

[@loknandombin5460]

If I had plans of investing in fgn bonds and treasury bills this has completely killed that idea! What a country!! One day they will not pay at all! Truth be told, the integrity of the government is only as good as the character of the people who run it! Your money is safer under your bed!

[@afrocraft1]

Inflation and army robbers will steal the money under the mattress. FGN just had an embarrassing payment processing delay. It's a shame, but it's still better than mattress.

[@vivianreginalds]

Your money can never be safer under your bed 😂

[@DanLumo]

Hadley Chase: "Believe this Burden, you will believe everything".

[@babs274]

I will hold on from any bond investments for now until we understand what is going on.

[@vivianreginalds]

You are so thorough Aunty Flo, take your flowers 🌹 There's something I admire about you: you learn every time and you are so good at passing on the knowledge too. I feel like you deserve to make so much more money than you do & Another adorable thing is the fact that you somehow always create a balance of everything important to you; most importantly family, work, businesses amongst others. You are a worthy role model.

[@robertadinubaibekwe9405]

I am happy listening to this video. I am an investor both in the FGSB, in the capital and money market. What I want to assure you is that default is bad as bad as delay but definitely not denial. Thank God it came. Mine did and I trust every other one. I was also apprehensive of the delay but most likely attributable to the protest period in Nigeria though the Nigeria Exchange NGX did not and had had blinked even for a second.

[@sodjianthony]

The federal government have been defaulting for some time now. In this August alone, for me, the DMO has defaulted five times. They have not paid, FGS202530, payment date 16/08/24, FGS202535, payment date 15/08/24,FGS202648, payment date ,16/08/24,FGS202654,payment date, 14/08/24. All the above mentioned mentioned bonds have not been settled as at when due. To worsen the matter, they hardly respond to complaints. Be mindful of how you promote the FGNSB now.

[@oluseguntemilola6897]

where do you save or keep our money?

[@muritalaakande69]

Nigerian gvt has started their inconsistencies again. I should just keep my money in where I can have it easily. What will Nigerian gvt succeed in doing?

[@FloFinance]

I'm so sorry to read this. I am suprised to see a settlement date of 14th and 15th here. I thought that at least they would be settling payments in order. They need to address all these.

[@ositamatts2374]

Please, do you mean that they paid LATE or did NOT pay at all?

[@sodjianthony]

@@ositamatts2374 They paid late.

[@HereAndCurious2]

Thanks for a quick update. Keep ‘talking’ o! Defaulting on payments is unacceptable. Not sure why some 🇳🇬 are making excuses on the DMO’s behalf. Perhaps, Flo always add a disclaimer to all your posts. Hopefully, no one is going to hold accountable for any delays or losses, should they occur. I invested in FGN Bonds for the first time and will keep my ears to the ground (as they say). 👏🏽

[@FloFinance]

No investor that has one Naira invested will defend the DMO for the lack of communication. Ah, I always sing it like a canary in my videos. My disclaimers don taya some of my people sef. 😂I am only an investor, dem delay my own coupon in this case too.

[@oluwoleolukole6448]

Thank you very much MadamFlo for the good job you are doing with the videos. We appreciate you a lot. God bless you in Jesus name. Amen .

[@oseymavis7135]

This is my first time watching your videos, you're so thorough and I must say I love you for that. Well-done ma!

[@ekelindaadaku]

Madam, thank you, I wanted to buy this month after watching your encouragement to invest in it. Wetin go happen like this

[@FloFinance]

Linda if you ask me na who i go ask? 😆 The decision is yours.

[@ishiaqadedokun8662]

Asin ehn 😅

[@HilariousShocked]

Please flo dear kindly change this financial analysis. Could you please make videos of how to migrate to Spain, nationalization , raising kids, get a job , how to prepare, self employed personal,etc you know what I mean. Nigeria is something else

[@ijeomafrank7408]

Exactly 💯

[@adebayoadeyemo2691]

Kindly do it for us.....Dearest Sister Flo.....!!

[@aceishedtech1739]

I was about to consult my stockbroker on purchasing FGN bonds, but now I feel I lack the motivation to invest. We often refer to government as an abstract entity, but it’s time to hold specific individuals accountable for their actions. We should identify and expose those responsible for mismanaging people's life savings on social media, especially if they fail to provide a proper explanation for any defaults. If the public doesn’t make them understand that they are meant to serve the people, those in power will continue to act as if they are untouchable. I rest my case!

[@lensondamola6683]

Good afternoon madam Flo. I cane across your channel few weeks ago and i have enjoyed every insight i have gleamed from your videos. As a good student, i tried to implement some of what i have learn from you. Once the FGN bonds for August was announced on the 12th, I mafe arrangement to visit my bank before Friday the closing date. While , I was at GTB here in Abuja to make enquiries in FGN bonds, I was told they dont offer such service. I tried to tell them that GTB was amongst the organisation that DMO mentioned that subscribers could visit. My time was wasted thay Wednesday. Ialso yried to get it done at Zenith bank plc on friday.

[@ologunbolanle2467]

I havent gotten my coupon payment madam Flo First timer on your platform and FGN SAVINGS BOND

[@agoiobunso]

I really appreciate you so much for this good job thank you

[@PaschalNwanajiofficial]

I was paid on the 17th, I looked at the offer it said the 15th however I did not panic as it did not linger for more than 3 working days

[@babsola6509]

Madam Flo, Ive always agreed with your views and even provide clarification to others. But today, I choose to have a different view. This your post is an overkill. We don't need to go to Havard to know that the protests must have been the reason for the reschedule of the August offer. Other Investment analysts actually guessed right. Same might have affected the delay (by the way, the use of the phrase "non payment" is misleading). I have been investing in FGS Bond since 2019 and one or two day delay is not unusual. Likewise its not like it doesn't happen anywhere else in the world. No point in making Mountain out of molehill.

[@FloFinance]

You speak from a place of comfort because you did not introduce thousands of people to FGN Savings Bond. You did not have hundreds of people in your bootcamp waiting for the announcement. You did not have hundreds of people in your inbox (most of whom have been burnt before due to scam investments and finally they want to try again very afraid because someone they trust says this one is ok) asking why the first coupon payout did not come. You are not the one on the internet broadcasting and singing praises of this investment. No problem, we don't have to agree on everything BUT you should be consistent on the side of the agreement you are on. INFORM the investors if anything goes amiss, simple. It's only bad things that you people want to copy from other countries. How many good things have we copied from other countries? Nigerians are incapable of setting the pristine pace for others to copy, NDE? Do better.

[@abiolalawal1377]

As an expert in the field, I believe you have contact and inside information that you can access to calm your followers. But you chose to create panic and made it looks as if there is a fire on the mountain. I work with a PFA and occasionally, it happens may be a day or two maximum. Anyway, you know what you are doing. Anything to make the government looks bad.

[@FloFinance]

@@abiolalawal1377 another defeated subhuman that thinks that I work for the government. How much will they pay me for doing their job for them? Calm my followers kee you there. Because I will be the one that will pay them back their investment capital if the government fails to do so? If you are not bad, NOBODY can make you look bad. But everything is an agenda for you lot in the ditch.

[@janefrances6486]

​​@@abiolalawal1377 With all due respect si/ma,what is wrong is wrong. You can't just dismiss the Gap in communication and accountability,when something goes wrong (which is completely normal) the next right thing is to communicate and that's what we are saying,shikina. It is completely wrong to settle for mediocrity of any form,it's the acceptance of such wrong acts that metamorphosis into more serious problems. Let's address things while they are little.

[@babsola6509]

@@FloFinance You don't need to work for government. It's all about having a balanced view. Your choice of words like "kaput", "default" were rather sensational and only suggest you were out to attack and not constructively present issues.

[@olumideolu-v1r]

Dear Flo, I am thrilled to watch your shows. I usually do not make comments on posts online, however, I like educational content like yours. First, I must admit I am new to FGN bonds. It is good I establish that premise. Although I agree with you that an organisation like the DMO should interface with their subscribers, however, it is not written anywhere on their website that the FGN bonds will be advertised every first full week of the month. Your conclusion was inferred from their antecedents. So, you can't hold them responsible for that. Second, on the delay in coupon payment for August, I think we should still excuse them for the one-time delay. Hopefully, it won't repeat itself. Let's hope the country will overcome its challenges. Thank you for your educational content. Kind regards.

[@frankiebac8757]

How come people like you behave well whenever they come to the west and ones you're back to the shithole Nigeria, the menace 4 deal breaking begins. One day your DMO will tell their clients their money is trapped in Chinese banks.

[@grandxanadu]

You are part of the problem of this country. You people will excuse anything.

[@muritalaakande69]

I pray so

[@FerdITSolutions]

If you read comments you'll see that the FGN has defaulted more than 3x and without info. Too shameful!

[@olumideolu-v1r]

@@FerdITSolutions Oh! @ Ferd. I am sorry. I wasn't aware of the previous default. Thanks for the information.

[@sodjianthony]

As a follow up to my yesterday's comments, the Alert for the payment of FGS 202530, FGS 202654, and FGS 202766 being the May 1st coupon payment now received today 18th of August 2024.

[@FloFinance]

Good to hear Sodji. Thanks for the updates. In your first comment you wrote "In this August alone", are they owing you for other months?

[@sodjianthony]

Yes, I am being owed 3 coupon payments for the 13.464% FGS NOVEMBER 2026. The response from my stockbroker as usual is that they are working on it. Meanwhile, my CSCS account was credited with the said November subscription.

[@kweenzazy8685]

If your cscs account was credited, does it mean the fault is not from the govt bbut from your stockbroker?

[@sodjianthony]

@@kweenzazy8685 it doesn't mean the fault is not from the Gov't. The subscription can be sent to CSCS, While the mandate to the bank is inadvertently omitted or deliberately omitted. Hopefully we are waiting for the matter to be resolved.

[@9icegirl555]

Hmmm....🤔 Just when I was thinking of shelfing my doubts and invest in next month's offer...Make we still dey look sha

[@ikechukwuiwumune6399]

koro koro got me there . Nice one flo

[@joyfulstitchesng6902]

Ah! I don't want to think about them not paying at all biko, they should rectify the issue as soon as possible.

[@muritalaakande69]

On their unconcerned attitude as regards to communication same applies to Cscs, a mere mail they hardly response to it.

[@FloFinance]

That's the thing.

[@joeahega]

I was going to invest this month but reneged when the announcement was delayed without explanation.

[@mrchetachukwu6979]

This was one of my fears about this..... Our government is not responsible ooo. One day something worse than this one might happen 😢

[@babs274]

Even I was expecting coupon payment yesterday October 17 for January 2024 savings bonds i bought but they are yet to pay.

[@joehealthandfitnesschannel732]

Is like I am regretting of investing on this August and is my first time of investing on fgn

[@muritalaakande69]

This was a bad experience for you, I pray this should not make you to drop interest in them.

[@AchieversWorld100]

Flo thank you for this video. I sincerely hope that this delay does not repeat itself. However, I think investors should start thinking of other types of investment that have been consistent over the years even though the dividend percentage is low, I think investors should diversify their portfolio between foreign and local investment opportunities to avoid stories. Please do a video on these foreign investment platforms so that we don’t fully rely on FGNSB.

[@FloFinance]

My brother, I will never make videos on foreign investement platforms. This Nigerian aspect I am focused on, I can't even meet up with the content I need to make. 😂😆There are thousands of KZbin channels already doing more than a great job educating people on foreign investment platforms. What can I say that they have not said?

[@AchieversWorld100]

@@FloFinance I understand you perfectly and I wouldn’t want to insist on my opinion. However, I have watched several financial channels on KZbin that talked about FGNSB, etc, but I only decided to invest as soon as I watched your videos on FGNSB as well as your videos on bank shares. What it means is that in your videos, you spoke from an experienced point of view, as someone who has walked the talk. Such charisma is not easy to come by. There are many teachers, but few mentors. Therefore, please reconsider your decision. Thank you so much!

[@daycare41]

Payment on bonds saving investment is like a monthly salary. It can be delayed by a few days , but surely it will be paid. It happens all over the world.

[@muritalaakande69]

They didn't say that on their website, instead they place emphasis on "payments as at when due"

[@FloFinance]

It's only the negative things that happen all over the world that we copy. Go and check wherever it happened, the investors must be informed. But no, that one will not be copied in ur own land.

[@enod9746]

It is not a given. Delays in payments of the interest on bonds does not boost investor confidence at all. Read about similar situations in Greece, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, etc.

[@emmanuelugwu6205]

Flo will you be doing a video on the FGN Dollar bond?

[@FloFinance]

Emmanuel leave me alone for now ooo! 😭You want me to talk about another one where they will not keep their word? Abeg ooo.

[@aitinsights]

@@FloFinance hahahahaahaaa besides it $10k dollars minimum. who in their right mind wants to give tinumbu 10k dollars

[@anthonyomoko6433]

Thank you so much for the update

[@olatinuoye3479]

Hello Madam Flo, thanks for all you have been doing. It's bad that investors were kept incommunicado. My stock broker said that the shift in date was as a result of the 1st August National protest

[@malachychijioke1270]

I have a CSCS account, but I have forgotten both the username and password word. Any idea how I can retrieve this?

[@wilsonthomas8165]

I can imagine what it will be like to owe Flo some money... Just promise when you're sure the money will be available for payment.. 😂

[@FloFinance]

Agreement is agreement ooo! 😂

[@chiefdoer]

Like you acknowledged, issuance in August witnessed an uncharacteristic delayed. The net effect was probably the uncharacteristic delay you experienced during the subsequent payment cycle. It's a legit pyramid scheme of sort. There must be an inflow before an outflow.

[@muritalaakande69]

They didn't say that on their website, rather they placed emphasis on "payments as at when due"

[@pete_surgeon]

Keep us updated

[@afsoc4life]

Does this affect eurobonds as well?

[@czogg99]

When you put thieves in charge of the treasury , what do you expect .

[@musashodunke6407]

Just started watching your skit. It's very educative. I have a question. Is there any way u can check the authenticity of the your treasury bills investment if u are in d diaspora and u requested ur bank officer to invest in treasury bills on ur behalf

[@JennyAnya]

It should show in your CSCS statement.

[@chuksogu2180]

Please, how can I invest in the fgn savings bond ?

[@muritalaakande69]

If they can do these during issuance and coupon payment. How are we sure they won't delay the payment of Capital at maturity? I will like to think thrice (twice is an understatement) before I can commit my hard earned funds to such investment now. Me that am having 10 yrs sukuk bond with them, I pray I should not regret at maturity 😢😢😢😢 What a monumental mess?

[@FloFinance]

Have they ever delayed payment on your SUKUK Bond?

[@laraxla7575]

I had to check their site and when I didn’t see anything I used my money

[@koredeoguntona1489]

Hi, please where can i buy nigeria ETFS?

[@kelechiigwe3222]

Protest, protest, protest,… can someone explain how the protest that was killed before it even began affected the CBN abi DMO????

[@FloFinance]

Is it not Nigerians that are providing excuses for them? The CBN, DMO and CSCS never came out to say why the delays happened. But Nigerians will always excuse everything. Telling me about "It happens in other countries too". The pipe borne water, the 24/7 electricity, the perfectly paved roads, the massive food production, the free healthcare for all that happen in other countries, have you people copied those ones? Defeated people!

[@austyn3602]

​@@FloFinanceI'm not making excuses for the government but we have to acknowledge the effect of the protest. I think postponing it was the right. Though DMO supposed to make a Statement but in Nigeria the leaders we have are agbero and incompetent

[@FloFinance]

@@austyn3602 the last thing I will do is to put words into their mouths. Why should I acknowledge what I am not sure of? You are the one assuming that it's protests that caused it. You did not hear that from the DMO, or did you? If you did not then you are just speculating. In 2020 the DMO came out and told us why they were suspending the offer for subscription for April and assured investors that their coupon payments will continue to be paid. That's how it is done. A whole COVID did not stop coupon payments, na this protest that hardly took place. Communication is key and if you grew up in a home and continue to live in a home where the parents or you (if you are now the parent) do not communicate with the rest of the family when something is amiss. I did not grow up in such a home. Maybe that's why it is weird to you all that I expect an explanation. They should not subject me to smelling my fingers to know what is happening. They made a promise, they must keep it. If unforeseen events occur, they should address it and tell us excatly how it affected normal proceedings.

[@cmichael2967]

The US stock market is very broad and standard. Why waste funds delving into the barely regulated Nigerian market?

[@muritalaakande69]

How will someone go about that?

[@pete_surgeon]

Can the government CBN default on treasury bills.

[@ikechukwueberendu5920]

What's happening with the FGN BOND?

[@aitinsights]

Dont mind them , a whole 24hrs late. thats why i fear for the dollar denominated local bonds. will u make a video about it?

[@FloFinance]

48 hours! And I just read a comment from someone that has several unpaid coupons for this month.

[@alexconfidence2354]

On point

[@JeremyEdokpaSmith]

Y'all have a lot of faith in the Tinubu administration... 😂😂😂 My bank spoke to me about Nigerian vehicles... I told my wife that if it were another president, I'd risk some money, but Tinubu... 🤔

[@afrocraft1]

Let us be clear about who is responsible for this embarrassing debacle: "The *Central Bank of Nigeria* (CBN) acts as the Issuing House and the Registrars for FGN Bonds." Not the Debt Management Office, or DMO.

[@muritalaakande69]

It is issue and manage by dmo, hence they should be responsible to address the investors.

[@afrocraft1]

@@muritalaakande69 I literally quoted for you the text from the FAQs of the FGN bonds. The DMO does play a role in issuance, but the CBN is the Issuing House and registrar. The registrar is the one that pays the coupons.

[@FloFinance]

@@afrocraft1 the CBN also announces offer for subscription? Sets the interest rates? Please stop all these nitpicking. Whosever is responsible should inform us, simple.

[@afrocraft1]

@@FloFinance They have informed you. It's in the FAQs on FGN Bonds. Look it up. When you don't get the dividends of a company you invested in, who do you go to? The company's registrar, right? Same thing here. The CBN is the registrar for all federal government bonds. It's not nitpicking; it's just the fact. Do with it what you will. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@FloFinance]

@afrocraft1 well in 2020 during COVID, DMO made all the announcements, assured investors that their coupon payments will go unhindered even as the subscription were temporarily stopped due to restricted movement. So you surely should sit this one out.

[@OlorunfemiSoul-Balm]

What is DMO? Why do you just assumed that everybody knows what it's meant. It is narrow mindedness to think that way.

[@tochukwunwokedi2444]

It was announced on the second week……….

[@AghaBaba-q6v]

Msybe the. Protests affected it

[@sodjianthony]

For the August FGNSB , my take is that the "end bad government " protest disrupted a lot of things. This does not stop DMO from informing the public through.

[@FloFinance]

Speculations everywhere. What does it take for them to tell us what caused the delay? Transparency builds trust especially for new investors. This May edition that the first coupon was delayed has lots of new investors in it.

[@GiftedBenibo]

The porn in the DMO virtual meeting confused them

[@okoroduduvictor6022]

Disappointed @ FG i must say.

[@latestluxurycars6670]

They will still default in Treasury Bills 😂

[@chiddy1291]

God forbid I have two maturity in March 2025😂😂....My live savings oo

[@pjdmoneymantrading2858]

When it comes to investing, especially right now with this FG, anything can happen. Just be careful.

[@muritalaakande69]

Reality

[@RipplesBeauty]

There were no movements in Nigeria from August 1st because of the 10 days Hunger / Bad Governance Protest. This is the reason for the delay since Nigeria is not 100% auto AI Integration. They could have sent messages a week before that but we know how our people are in planning ahead !

[@beatriceyilian1106]

Please what happened to those invested 3 months ago and is maturing in this August

[@ralphobi4979]

Anybody who is investing in Liegerian financial instruments is setting himself or herself up for serious heartbreak.

[@TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam]

1. I was planning to set up an FGB Bond monthly payment machine over the next 12 months. 2. Can we get confirmation on whether the USD or EUR denominated bonds had similar delays ?

[@joem551]

In my opinion, I think anyone wouldn't want to invest in Federal bonds. For me, I think the best area to invest in Nigeria will be in the top 5 banks and publicly traded companies. I would avoid anything that involves federal or state government, unless it's Anambra state. My number one investment choice in Nigeria is buying stocks of the top banks for dividends and access to loans in the future. Or I might just put the money I would have invested in stock into a fix deposit account with a 10 percent guaranteed annual returns in one of the banks. I know at least one bank that can guarantee you 10 percent annual return on a fix deposit account. You just have to deposit at least six million. If you talk the bank manager, they might give you special waiver and accept 3 million. If you deposit ten million or more, you can actually negotiate for higher return above 10 percent. Number two is to buy lands and properties everywhere in the East. Only in the southeast though. Finally, I will venture into Agriculture, focusing only on tomatoes at the beginning to cut the monopoly of the North in that area. Next will be cows and chicken. Again to break the monopoly of the North. It is shameful that we still depend on the North for basic agric products like tomatoes and fio fio lol