NMDPRA licence issuance pushes fuel imports up by 9%

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s issuance of import licences has pushed petrol imports up by 9 per cent successful July.

Data from the NMDPRA factsheet released connected Monday showed that substance imports roseate to 19.7 cardinal litres per time from 18.1 cardinal litres per time recorded successful the erstwhile month.

The information besides indicated that PMS proviso to the home marketplace by Dangote Refinery dropped by 21 per cent successful July to 25.8 cardinal litres per time from 32.5 cardinal litres per day.

This improvement comes astatine a clip erstwhile the country’s regular petrol depletion dropped by 25 per cent to 35.7 cardinal litres per time from 47.4 cardinal litres per day.

Also, Automotive Gas Oil proviso to the home marketplace by Dangote Refinery dropped by 3 per cent to 15.7 cardinal litres per time successful July from 16.2 cardinal litres per day, portion imports stood astatine 7.9 cardinal litres per day, compared with zero successful the erstwhile month.

Recall that successful June, the NMDPRA issued import licences to marketers, including AA Rano, AYM Shafa, among others, covering petrol and diesel for the 3rd 4th of 2026.

NMDPRA licence issuance pushes substance imports up by 9%