Lagos — Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery said on Monday it is able to deliver 1.5 billion litres of petrol a month and invited the sector regulator to validate daily volumes after the watchdog published data saying it was supplying only around a third of that.
The argument that refineries in Nigeria are unable to meet national demand was part of the reason the government last month dropped plans to ban imports of refined petroleum products.
The regulator estimates national demand at 55 million litres per day, or around 1.67 billion litres a month.
The refinery said it is “ready and able” to deliver 1.5 billion litres of petrol per month in December and January, with output rising to 1.7 billion litres monthly from February 2026 onward.
Dangote said that to ensure transparency, it is inviting officials from sector regulator the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to its site from December 1 to validate and publish daily supply volumes.
The invitation follows data published by the NMDPRA over the weekend which said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was supplying about 18.03 million litres daily.
Dangote said it is willing to make its daily production and stock figures public so the regulator can directly confirm the volumes it processes.
The refinery also urged NMDPRA to support its operations by allowing unhindered imports of crude, feedstocks and blending components, and to facilitate timely clearance of vessels transporting refined products.
The company said delays in vessel clearance have disrupted operations and increased costs for customers.
*Isaac Anyaogu; editing: Jan Harvey – Reuters
