Nigeria’s domestic petrol supply rose by 39 percent to an average of 35.9 million litres per day in August 2026, while petrol imports fell by 26 percent to 14.6 million litres per day, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The shift increased the share of locally supplied Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to about 71 percent of total petrol receipts during the month, compared with roughly 29 percent from imports.
NMDPRA’s August 2026 factsheet showed that average daily PMS receipts increased by 11 percent month-on-month, from 45.5 million litres in July to 50.5 million litres in August.
The increase was driven mainly by domestic supply, which rose from 25.8 million litres per day in July to 35.9 million litres per day in August.
Over the same period, imported PMS receipts declined from 19.7 million litres per day to 14.6 million litres per day.
The August domestic supply level was also significantly above the 13-month average of 29.7 million litres per day. Domestic sources accounted for 59.1 percent of average PMS receipts over the 13-month period, while imports contributed 40.9 percent.
The latest figures therefore mark a shift in the composition of Nigeria’s petrol supply, with locally supplied PMS taking a substantially larger share of the market in August.
The NMDPRA data showed considerable fluctuations in the country’s petrol supply pattern over the preceding 13 months.
Total PMS receipts reached a 13-month high of 74.2 million litres per day in December 2025, when imports accounted for 42.2 million litres per day, and domestic sources supplied 32 million litres per day.
By January 2026, domestic PMS supply had risen to 40.1 million litres per day, while imports fell to 24.8 million litres per day.
Imported PMS subsequently dropped to three million litres per day in February before rising again in subsequent months.
The August domestic supply figure remained above the 13-month average despite total PMS receipts staying below the peak recorded in December.
The increase in domestic petrol supply coincided with higher activity at local refining facilities, particularly Dangote Refinery.
NMDPRA reported average capacity utilisation of 105.21 percent for Dangote Refinery in August, with the facility producing an average of 41.94 million litres of PMS per day.
The refinery recorded average domestic PMS receipts of 35.87 million litres per day and PMS exports of 9.73 million litres per day during the month.
Its reported closing PMS stock as of August 31 stood at 360.4 million litres.
However, domestic refining activity remained uneven across the country. NMDPRA reported that the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries operated by NNPCL were not producing during the period covered by the August factsheet.
The higher PMS receipts also came as recorded petrol consumption weakened during the month.
NMDPRA put actual PMS consumption at about 41.5 million litres per day in August, compared with a daily demand benchmark of 50 million litres.
The figure represents a shortfall of about 8.5 million litres per day, or 17 percent below the benchmark.
August also recorded the lowest PMS consumption level in the 13-month series, compared with the highest level of 63.7 million litres per day recorded in December 2025.
The 13-month average PMS consumption stood at 51.1 million litres per day.
This means the increase in petrol receipts during August did not correspond with an equivalent rise in recorded domestic offtake.
Despite the stronger domestic supply contribution, national petrol inventory remained below the NMDPRA’s 30-day stock sufficiency benchmark.
PMS stock sufficiency stood at 22.9 days at the national level as of the August assessment, leaving a deficit of 7.1 days against the regulatory threshold.
The August position nevertheless represented a marginal improvement from the 22.4-day stock cover recorded in July.
The figures show that Nigeria’s petrol supply structure shifted further towards domestic sources in August, as local PMS receipts expanded while imports declined.
However, recorded consumption remained below the regulatory demand benchmark, and national stock cover continued to fall short of the 30-day threshold.
The NMDPRA data therefore points to a market increasingly supplied by domestic petrol sources, while inventory levels and demand remain key factors in assessing the adequacy of supply.