The Dangote Refinery did not meet its planned domestic fuel supply of 50 million liters per day in December 2025, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has revealed.

According to the regulator’s latest data, the $20 billion facility supplied only 32.01 million liters per day to the Nigerian market during the month, falling 17.9 million liters short of its target.

Despite missing the goal, the refinery’s output showed strong growth on a month-to-month basis, rising 64.4 percent from 19.47 million liters per day in November to 32.01 million liters per day in December. This contributed to a total domestic petrol supply of 74.2 million liters per day nationwide, up from 71.5 million liters in November.

The increase in supply coincided with a rise in national fuel consumption, which climbed to 63.7 million liters per day in December from 52.9 million liters per day the previous month, driven partly by lower fuel prices.

Earlier, the Managing Director of Dangote Refinery, David Bird, had claimed that the refinery achieved a domestic supply of 50 million liters per day in December, a figure that contrasts with the regulator’s report.