Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption rose sharply to 51.1 million litres in April 2026, up from 47.3 million litres recorded in March, according to the latest report by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
The April 2026 Factsheet shows increased domestic supply of petroleum products alongside a decline in fuel imports, signaling stronger local refining capacity.
Domestic supply climbed to 40.7 million litres per day in April from 34.2 million litres in March, while imports dropped to 3.7 million litres per day from 5.9 million litres recorded the previous month.
Total petroleum products supplied to the domestic market rose to 44.4 million litres per day in April, compared to 40.1 million litres in March.
The report indicates that the Dangote Refinery accounted for the bulk of local supply, delivering about 40.7 million litres per day to the domestic market in April.
Diesel supply also recorded significant growth, rising to 10.2 million litres per day in April from 10.3 million litres supplied in March, with local production driving the increase. About 8.5 million litres per day of diesel was supplied locally in April, up from 3.9 million litres in March, while diesel imports dropped sharply to 1.7 million litres per day from 6.4 million litres recorded in March.
The report further shows that three modular refineries, Walter Smith Refinery, Edo Refinery and Aradel — jointly contributed about 0.559 million litres of diesel daily in April. For cooking gas, the report says 4.5 thousand tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas were supplied locally in April, with no LPG imports recorded during the period.
