Nigeria’s domestic refineries have fully replaced imported Aviation Turbine Kerosene, commonly known as aviation fuel or Jet A-1, with official industry data showing that local producers supplied the entire aviation fuel market over the past 13 months.

An analysis of the latest petroleum supply statistics from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority revealed that no aviation fuel was imported by Oil Marketing Companies between June 2025 and June 2026. This made domestic refineries the sole source of Jet A-1 supply throughout the period.

The development represents a major shift in Nigeria’s aviation fuel market, which for years depended heavily on imported Jet A-1 due to limited domestic refining capacity.

The data showed that domestic refinery receipts fluctuated significantly during the review period, rising from 1.3 million litres per day in June 2025 to 1.5 million litres per day in July, before surging to 3.5 million litres per day in August.

Supplies later moderated to 1.6 million litres per day in September and 2.7 million litres per day in October, while no receipts were recorded in November. Domestic refinery supplies then surged to 14 million litres per day in December, the highest level recorded during the review period.

In 2026, receipts from domestic refineries fell to 6.0 million litres per day in January before declining further to 1.6 million litres per day in February. Supplies subsequently recovered to 2.1 million litres per day in March, rose to 3.0 million litres per day in April and increased further to 4.3 million litres per day in May, before falling to 2.5 million litres per day in June.

Month-on-month data also showed that average ATK receipts fell from 3.6 million litres per day in May to 2.5 million litres per day in June, representing an approximately 31 per cent decline.

An analysis of NMDPRA data showed that ATK receipts rose from 1.3 million litres per day in June 2025 to 1.5 million litres per day in July, representing an increase of 0.2 million litres per day or 15.4 per cent.

Supplies then surged to 3.5 million litres per day in August, an increase of 2.0 million litres per day or 133.3 per cent from July.

However, receipts fell to 1.6 million litres per day in September, representing a decline of 1.9 million litres per day or 54.3 per cent, before recovering to 2.7 million litres per day in October, an increase of 1.1 million litres per day or 68.8 per cent.

No domestic refinery receipts were recorded in November 2025, representing a 100 per cent decline from October’s level. Supply rebounded strongly in December, when domestic refinery receipts surged to 14.0 million litres per day, the highest level recorded during the review period.

Although a percentage comparison could not be calculated because no receipts were recorded in November, the December figure represented an increase of 14.0 million litres per day.

Receipts then fell sharply to 6.0 million litres per day in January 2026, a decline of 8.0 million litres per day or 57.1 per cent, before dropping further to 1.6 million litres per day in February, representing a decrease of 4.4 million litres per day or 73.3 per cent.

Supplies recovered modestly to 2.1 million litres per day in March, an increase of 0.5 million litres per day or 31.3 per cent. Receipts then rose to 3.0 million litres per day in April, up by 0.9 million litres per day or 42.9 per cent, before increasing further to 4.3 million litres per day in May, representing a gain of 1.3 million litres per day or 43.3 per cent.

However, the upward trend reversed in June 2026, as domestic refinery receipts fell from 4.3 million litres per day in May to 2.5 million litres per day, representing a decline of 1.8 million litres per day or 41.9 per cent.

Throughout the 13-month period, no aviation fuel imports by Oil Marketing Companies were recorded, indicating that domestic refineries accounted for 100 per cent of Nigeria’s reported ATK receipts.