The latest report by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), shows that petrol consumption rate in Nigeria dropped to 56.9 million litres per day in February 2026 from the 60.2million litres per day recorded in January 2026.
The NMDPRA Factsheet Report for February 2026, released on its website, contains figures that provide key insights into market performance, supply trends and sector dynamics for the period under review.
According to the Factsheet, domestic supply of Petrol also dropped to 39.6million litres per day in February 2026, from the 64.9million recorded in January 2026.
The report revealed that the Dangote refinery made an average supply of 36.6 million litres per day of Petroleum products into the domestic market in February 2026.
The refinery also supplied an average of 8.2 million litres per day of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), popularly called diesel, into the domestic market in the month of February 2026.
The report disclosed that the introduction of hydrocarbons at WalterSmith refinery is still ongoing. However, average AGO supply in February 2026 was 0.112 million litres/day.
It also mentioned that the average AGO supply by the Edo refinery to the domestic market was 0.085 million litres/day, while the one for the Aradel Modular refinery was 0.171 million litres/day.
The report disclosed that the domestic supply of diesel (AGO) surged to 24.4million litres/day, from the 18.9million litres/day recorded in the month of January 2026, adding that consumption rate also increased to 20.3million litres/day in February 2026, from the 19.2million litres/day consumed in January 2026.
According to the report, the domestic supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, dropped to 4.7KT/day in February 2026, from the 51.KT/day supplied in January 2026.
The report has it that the domestic Natural Gas supply dropped to 4.771 Bscf/day in February 2026, from the 4.837Bscf/day supplied in January 2026.
