The Dangote Refinery supplied an average of 23.52 million liters of petrol per day in November 2025, up from 18.03 million liters per day it supplied between October 2024 and October 2025, according to official data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
The November 2025 State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet also shows that the refinery supplied an average of 5.596 million liters of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) per day in the month under review. However, the refinery’s output still falls short of the 35 million liters supply announced by the NMDPRA last year. In September last year, the federal government said the Dangote Refinery would supply Nigeria’s domestic market with 25 million liters of petrol daily and 35 million liters daily from October. The data raises concerns about a recent move by the Nigerian government to place a tariff on petrol imports, despite the inability of local refineries to meet demand.
According to the data, Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption dropped to an average of 52.9 million liters in November 2025, compared to 56.0 million liters recorded in November 2024 and 56.7 million liters recorded in October 2025. The data showed that 52.1 million liters of petrol were imported daily to the country while domestic refineries supplied 19.5 million liters per day.
The NMDPRA said the significant increase in petrol supply in November 2025 was on account of the low supply recorded in September and October 2025, below the national demand threshold. The authority explained that the increase was driven by the need for boosting national stock levels to meet the peak demand period of end-of-year festivities and imports by NNPC Limited, the supplier of last resort, in November 2025 to build inventory and further guarantee supply during the peak demand period. In terms of pricing, the authority stated that petrol was the cheapest in Lagos at N910 per liter and the costliest in Maiduguri at N982.50 per liter. Pump prices in other cities stood at N945.50 in Abuja, N975 in Kano, N927 in Calabar, N971.50 in Sokoto, N923.50 in Ibadan, and N948 in Enugu.
According to the report, no production activities took place at the Port Harcourt refinery, as the facility remained in shutdown mode. However, evacuation of AGO produced while the refinery was operational before May 24, 2025, continued at an average of 0.349 million liters per day. The Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited remain shut down.Source: allafrica.com through Premium Times