Nigeria’s financial system is expected to witness a fresh wave of liquidity in June 2026, with projected inflows reaching N10.9 trillion, driven largely by the maturity of Open Market Operations bills.
As the Central Bank of Nigeria aims to control excess cash and preserve stability across financial markets, the growth offers still another great challenge for it.
Despite the CBN’s vigorous attempts to remove liquidity from the market, The News Chronicle reports that statistics from the Financial Markets Dealers Association indicate that June inflows will be somewhat more than the N10.53 trillion reported in May.
Although average liquidity in the banking sector still rose, the apex bank apparently mopped up more than N12 trillion in May, underscoring the ongoing difficulty of controlling excess money.
Approximately N7.77 trillion in expected inflows, or more than two-thirds of the projected cash entering the system, will come from maturing OMO bills. FAAC allocations, Treasury bill maturities, and bond coupon payments are projected to provide extra injections.
Market analysts think the change might help boost fixed-income market activity and reduce pressure in the interbank space.
However, it may also compel the CBN to intensify liquidity control measures to prevent inflationary pressures and maintain exchange rate stability as large volumes of cash return to the banking system.
