According to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, total fuel evacuation for June 2025 dropped to 1.44 billion liters, marking a notable decrease in fuel usage.
In a study released on Wednesday, NMDPRA‘s Director of Public Affairs, George Ene-Ita, verified that the average daily fuel consumption was 48 million liters, refuting previous estimates that claimed a lower amount of 38.94 million liters.
The News Agency of Nigerian on Wednesday quoted Ene-Ita, as saying, that “the total fuel evacuation for June was precisely 1,440,768,129 litres, representing a 16.42 per cent decrease, compared to May’s total supply of 1,768,812,804 litres, a drop of over 290 million litres.”
He claims that the number, which is calculated by dividing the entire monthly volume by the 30 days in the month under review, corresponds to an average evacuation of 48,025,604 liters each day.
According to the NMDPRA reports, which break down the fuel supply numbers, the amount of diesel, also known as automobile gas oil, increased by 1.73 percent in June to 432.18 million liters, up from 424.83 million liters in May.
Despite this, truck-out diesel distribution fell by 23.23% from 552.35 million liters in May to 424.06 million liters in June.
Additionally, it demonstrated that household kerosene distribution and supply saw a 13% decline, with June numbers showing 7.79 million liters, down from nearly nine million liters in May.
The vehicle gasoline supply had the biggest dip, falling from 72.36 million liters in May to 37.66 million liters in June, an almost 48% decrease.
During that same time frame, distribution also decreased by 16.54 percent.
The 1.44 billion liters of fuel that were evacuated in June were the total amount of fuel truck-out volumes to each state, according to the NMDPRA report.
The Federal Capital Territory received 77.51 million liters, Ogun received 88.69 million liters, Lagos received 205.66 million liters, and Oyo received 72.81 million liters, according to the report.
“National fuel consumption patterns in June were impacted by the decline in overall supply and distribution, which suggests ongoing challenges in the petroleum midstream and downstream sectors.”
However, in order to improve distribution and ensure a steady supply of petroleum products throughout the nation, the NMDPRA promised to collaborate closely with pertinent stakeholders.
