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Petrol imports rise 4.6% as local supply recovers
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By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Nigeria’s petrol imports rose to 20.6 million litres per day (ml/d) in August 2026, even as supply from domestic refineries increased to 29.7ml/d, latest data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has shown. The August figures indicated a 4.6 per cent increase in petrol imports […]
- By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Nigeria’s petrol imports rose to 20.6 million litres per day (ml/d) in August 2026, even as supply from domestic refineries increased to 29.7ml/d, latest data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, has...
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