Petrol Consumption Rises 8% to 51.1m Litres Per Day in April—NMDPRA

Petrol consumption in Nigeria surged eight per cent to 51.1 million litres per day in April 2026, up from 47.3 million litres in March, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) fact sheet for April 2026.

The Factsheet released on Tuesday showed that Dldaily PMS demand climbed to 51.1 million litres per day (MLD), reflecting an eight per cent month-on-month increase from March’s 47.3 million litres per day as volumes trucked into the domestic market rose amid steady economic activity.

The consumption however outpaced total petrol supply for the month, which reached 44.4 million litres per day,

According to the report, domestic refineries, led by Dangote Refinery, supplied 40.7 million litres per da of PMS—91.7 per cent of total supply—while imports dropped to 3.7 million litres per day.
Dangote alone delivered 40.7 MLD domestically from 53.6 million litres per day production, operating near full capacity, as state-owned facilities remained shut down.

Further analysis of the report showed that PMS stock sufficiency fell to 17.7 days from 21.2 days, signaling reduced buffers despite higher supply efforts.

AGO consumption also jumped to 17.3 million litres per day from 14.5 million litres per day, with stocks at 39 days.