Nigeria’s fuel story in June 2025 revealed sharp contrasts — bustling cities drove up consumption while smaller states barely registered.
Lagos, the country’s commercial hub, led the surge. Residents consumed 205.7 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), spending ₦185.1 billion.
Moving down the list, Ogun followed with 88.7 million litres at ₦79.8 billion, while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) trailed closely with 77.5 million litres worth ₦69.8 billion.
Meanwhile, Jigawa, Ebonyi and Yobe recorded the lowest demand.
Together, they purchased less than Lagos alone would burn in a few days — between 9 and 12 million litres each.
South-West Dominates
Looking region by region, the South-West dominated consumption with 452.9 million litres, a cost of ₦407.7 billion.
After that, North-Central consumed 247.4 million litres, and North-West took in 230 million litres.
Other zones — South-South, North-East and South-East — each stayed below 225 million litres.
Imports Outpace Refineries
However, the real story ran deeper: Nigeria relied heavily on imports.
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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) confirmed that local refineries produced only 455 million litres in June, while importers supplied over one billion litres to meet demand.
In addition, overall use dropped compared with May.
Consumption fell by 16.4%, slipping from 1.768 billion litres in May to 1.478 billion in June.
Daily truck-outs also declined, falling from 57.1 million litres to 49.3 million.
On another note, diesel consumption ticked upward.
Nigerians bought 432.2 million litres in June, a 1.7% increase from May.
Yet once again, imports filled the gap, delivering 378.1 million litres while local refineries provided just 58 million.
