NMDPRA Says Nigeria’s Daily Petrol Consumption Rose to 56.7m in October

Peter Uzoho

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption rose to an average of 56.7 million litres in October 2025.

The authority announced the increase in its October 2025 ‘State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet’.

According to the NMDPRA, the average daily consumption increased by 31.86 percent from 43 million litres in September.

Between October 2024 and October 2025, the authority said Nigeria consumed an average of 661.5 million litres of petrol each month.

Delinating the contribution of petrol in the national supply, the authority said 27.6 million litres were imported, while 17.08 million litres were provided by local refineries in October.

NMDPRA said in October, Nigerians consumed an average of 17.13 million litres of diesel and 2.61 million litres of aviation fuel.

According to the report, Dangote refinery supplied an average of 18.03 million litres of petrol per day between October 2024 and October 2025.

In contrast, NMDPRA said the three refineries run by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited produced no petrol during the period, as they were undergoing rehabilitation or maintenance.

According to the report, although the Port Harcourt refinery restarted operations on November 26, 2024, it was shut down again on May 24, 2025 for planned maintenance and sustainability assessment.

NMDPRA said the Warri refinery resumed operations on December 28, 2024, but shut down on January 25, 2025, due to “critical safety concerns”.

The Kaduna refinery, the regulator said, remains under rehabilitation, with no production recorded.

NMDPRA said the fact sheet was important 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”.