NMDPRA: January PMS supply surge by 25%
A data report from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has indicated that Nigeria’s domestic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, supply rose by 25 per cent
A data report from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has indicated that Nigeria’s domestic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, supply rose by 25 per cent in January. The report also showed that Nigeria’s domestic supply benchmark for PMS stands at 75 million litres per day. Average PMS consumption in January 2026 stood at 60.2 million litres per day.
According to the report, the 650, 000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, contributed an average of 40 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) per day.
The increase in supply represents about eight million litres daily when compared to that of December 2025, which stood at 32 million litres. Stakeholders said the refinery’s steady ramp-up toward meeting more of the nation’s fuel needs amid ongoing imports, is a welcome development. Besides, the growth in output, industry experts noted, comes as the refinery moves closer to its stated goal of covering a larger share of national fuel demand, while imports continue to complement domestic supply.
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Furthermore, the NMDPRA date showed that petrol imports from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and other marketers averaged 24.8 million litres daily. Overall, total PMS supply into the domestic market averaged 64.9 million litres per day.
The regulator noted that consumption figures are based on volumes trucked out into the domestic market, serving as the key metric for measuring effective fuel distribution.
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According to the Dangote refinery management, the figures underline the refinery’s growing role in meeting national demand. It noted that the refinery has reached its full designed capacity, marking a historic milestone and making it the first refinery globally to achieve full nameplate capacity in a single train of that scale.
Recall that last December, the refinery projected it could supply up to 50 million litres of PMS daily between December 2025 and January 2026. Last week, the Refinery management announced the optimisation of its Crude Distillation Unit and Motor Spirit production block, stabilising steady-state operations.
The refinery’s capacity milestones are considered a key factor in strengthening Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, even as its latest production figures indicate that the country is moving closer to achieving its domestic supply targets.
