Dangote Refinery has announced plans to meet Nigeria’s domestic petrol demand by supplying 1.5 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) every month—approximately 50 million litres per day—starting December 2025.
The refinery added that from February 2026, output will rise to 1.7 billion litres monthly, equating to 57 million litres daily.
The commitment was outlined in a letter addressed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), signed by the refinery’s Chief Executive Officer, David Bird, and dated November 30, 2025.
To strengthen market confidence and improve transparency, the company urged the regulator to station officials at the refinery from December 1 to verify and publicly release daily production and stock data.
The refinery also requested regulatory assistance to ensure smooth clearance of crude oil, feedstocks, and blending components, as well as uninterrupted lifting of refined products by vessels, noting that clearance delays were affecting operations and increasing consumer costs.
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“We are writing to confirm our commitment to supply Nigerian domestic PMS requirements. Dangote refinery is ready and able to supply 1.5 bln litres of PMS per month (50mln litres/day) in December and January, followed by 1.7 bln litres per month (57mln litres/day) from February 2026 onwards,” Bird stated in the letter.
He added, “We will appreciate your usual consideration and support to secure Nigeria’s domestic fuel security and abundance. Please allow the ‘Nigeria First’ policy to work to the benefit of all Nigerians.”
Bird further stressed the refinery’s readiness to operate transparently, saying, “We seek your support to host NMDPRA officials onsite at our refinery from 1st December to validate and publish our daily supply volumes. In the spirit of full transparency to the public, we are willing to publish our daily production and stock volumes (online and print media).”
He also highlighted the need for regulatory support to prevent delays in crude and product movements:
“We seek the full support of NMDPRA to allow Dangote refinery to import our crude, feedstocks and blending components unhindered, as well as support the lifting of our products by vessel. We continue to experience delays in vessel clearance, which impacts not only the refinery operations but also our customers, adding unnecessary costs and inefficiencies.”
The refinery’s assurances align with the Federal Government’s broader strategy to scale up local fuel production and reduce the country’s dependence on imported petrol amid ongoing challenges in the downstream sector.