Nigeria’s daily Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) consumption declined to an average of 52.9 million litres in November 2025 from the 56.74 million consumed per day in the preceding month, reflecting a notable shift in national fuel demand patterns.
The latest Fact Sheet published by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on the downstream market performance for the month showed that of the total petrol consumed, 19.5 million litres per day were supplied by local refineries, higher than the 17.08 million litres per day supplied the marketers in October.
The report reflected that a major driver of this increase in petrol supply to the downstream market was Dangote Refinery, which supplied an average of 23.52 million litres per day, up from 18.03 million litres daily in the preceding month.
Though the refinery is yet to optimize its operations to full capacity of 35 million litres per day, the industry regulatory authority described the current output from the plant as reducing Nigeria’s reliance on imported fuel.
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Conversely, the NMDPRA disclosed that state-controlled Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries recorded zero petrol output in the month.
Meanwhile, the Fact Sheet showed that imports accounted for 52.1 million litres per day of total consumption, indicating an increase from 27.6 million litres per day in October.
The industry regulatory authority attributed the increase in the imported refined petrol to low supply levels in September and October 2025, which fell short of national demand, the need to shore up national stock ahead of end-of-year peak consumption, NNPC’s importation efforts to rebuild inventory and ensure supply security, and delayed offloading of 12 vessels initially scheduled for October but discharged in November
The report further reflected that October 2025 fuel consumption was the highest over the past year, followed by November 2024 (56 million litres) and April 2025 (55.2 million litres).
On Diesel, Aviation Fuel, and LPG consumption rates, the NMDPRA reported that in November this year, fuel users consumed an average of 15.4 million litres per day of diesel, and 2.5 million litres per day of aviation fuel (Jet AI) and 3,992mt per day of LPG (cooking gas).
It maintained the Fact Sheet remained crucial to the downstream market assessment as “the verified data underscored Nigeria’s strategic transformation in the energy sector, emphasising reduced imports, strengthened domestic production, job creation, safety improvements, and economic stability.”
To address the fuel supply shortfall in the domestic market, Dangote Petroleum Refinery had earlier this month expressed its readiness to bridge the gap with a planned monthly delivery of 1-5 million litres of PMS, translating to about 50 million litres per day increase with effect from this month.
The company, in its letter to the NMDPRA, projected that the supply would increase to 1.7 billion litres per month (57 million litres daily) from February 2026 as part of its commitment to reducing the nation’s dependency on imported products.
