KEY POINTS

• Petrol imports fell by 19 percent in December, while local refinery supply jumped by 64 percent.
• Total petrol supply averaged 74.2 million litres daily, up from November levels.
• Daily petrol consumption rose to a record 63.7 million litres, the highest in 2025.

Nigeria recorded a sharp shift in its petrol supply mix in December 2025, with imports declining and local refining taking on a bigger role, according to the industry regulator.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority said total petrol supply averaged 74.2 million litres per day during the month. The figure represents a 3.78 percent increase from the 71.5 million litres recorded in November.

Data from the authority’s December 2025 State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet showed that imported petrol fell to 42.2 million litres per day, down from 52.1 million litres in November.

Local refineries, by contrast, supplied about 32 million litres daily, compared with 19.5 million litres a month earlier.

The regulator defines domestic supply as volumes received into coastal depots combined with products trucked out from local refineries.

Dangote refinery boosts output

The jump in local supply was driven largely by the Dangote refinery, which supplied an average of 32 million litres per day in December. The plant had planned to deliver up to 50 million litres daily but still accounted for most of the domestic contribution.

NMDPRA said the increase in petrol supply was linked to improved output from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Project, which raised deliveries from 19.5 million litres per day in November to 32 million litres in December.

The refinery also supplied about 5.78 million litres of diesel daily, with average capacity utilisation put at 62.94 percent.

Petrol consumption also climbed sharply during the month. The regulator said Nigerians consumed an average of 63.7 million litres per day in December, a 20.42 percent increase from 52.9 million litres in November.

The data showed that December marked the highest petrol consumption level recorded in 2025. Consumption figures are based on volumes trucked out into the domestic market.