Nigeria’s domestic fuel supply got a significant lift in January 2026, with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery producing an average of 40.1 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit daily.

Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, shows this represents an increase of roughly 8 million litres per day over December 2025’s 32 million litres, highlighting a steady expansion in local refining output.

The increase in output comes as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery moves closer to its target of meeting a larger portion of Nigeria’s fuel demand, with imports continuing to supplement domestic supply.

According to the NMDPRA report, the country’s domestic PMS supply benchmark is 75 million litres per day, with the Dangote Refinery now contributing over 40 million litres daily.

Average PMS consumption in January 2026 was 60.2 million litres per day, while imports from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other marketers provided an additional 24.8 million litres daily.

Imports from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other marketers averaged 24.8 million litres per day, bringing total PMS supply into the domestic market to an average of 64.9 million litres daily.

The NMDPRA noted that consumption figures are based on volumes trucked out to the domestic market, which serves as the key measure of effective fuel distribution.

The data highlights the Dangote Refinery’s increasing role in meeting Nigeria’s national fuel demand.

It was earlier reported that Dangote refinery has reached its full designed capacity, a milestone the company describes as historic, making it the first refinery in the world to achieve full nameplate capacity in a single train of this scale.

The refinery situated in the Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, is a 650,000 barrels-per-day single-train facility, making it the largest of its kind in the world.

Since its commissioning, the refinery has been undergoing a phased ramp-up, aiming to reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported PMS.