Importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, surged by 96.6 per cent in March 2026 to 5.9 million litres per day, up from 3.0 million litres recorded in February, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
In its monthly fact sheet titled State of the Midstream and Downstream Sector for March 2026, released on Tuesday, the Authority reported that petrol supply from domestic refineries declined by 2.3 million litres per day, or 6.3 per cent, to 34.2 million litres, compared to 36.5 million litres supplied in February.
This brought total petrol supply for the month to 40.1 million litres per day, representing a marginal drop of 1.5 per cent from the 40.5 million litres per day recorded in February.
On a year-on-year basis, however, daily petrol imports fell sharply by 79.4 per cent to 5.9 million litres in March 2026, compared to 28.7 million litres per day in March 2025.
The report indicated that the Dangote Refinery remained the sole domestic supplier of petrol during the period, while the three Federal Government-owned refineries managed by NNPC Limited remained shut down.
NMDPRA further stated that average daily petrol consumption in March stood at 47.3 million litres, down from 56.9 million litres recorded in February, noting that the figures were based on volumes trucked into the domestic market.
On Automotive Gas Oil (diesel), the report disclosed that supply dropped by 58.4 per cent to 10.3 million litres per day in March, from 24.8 million litres per day in February. Imports accounted for 6.4 million litres, representing 62 per cent of total diesel supply, while local refineries contributed 3.9 million litres per day.
For Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, total daily supply stood at 4.726 million metric tonnes, with 4.5 million metric tonnes supplied by local processing plants.
