Nigerians now consume 44.4 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol, daily, as imports fell by 30 per cent to 10.2 million litres in September 2026.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, disclosed this in its latest data released on X on Thursday.
According to the NMDPRA, the country's daily petrol consumption rose to 44.4 million litres from 41.01 million litres, representing a 7 per cent increase.
Meanwhile, petrol receipts dropped by 23 per cent to 38.7 million litres per day in September from 50.5 million litres per day in August.
DAILY POST reports that the daily consumption of diesel, aviation fuel and liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, rose to 14.5 million litres, 3.0 million litres and 5.2 kilotonnes, respectively, according to the industry data for the period under review.
DAILY POST recalls that petrol prices recorded a slight drop in September before rising again in October.
Petrol imports drop 30% as Nigerians’ daily consumption rises to 44.4m litres