Nigeria

Updated 11 October 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Nigeria

#12 of 33 in region
Diesel
1,914.50 NGN /Litre

€1.29

↓ 9.0% vs. region avg. ↓ 14.9% vs. world
PMS

Petrol (RON 91)

1,532.67 NGN /L

↓23% vs. region avg.

Calculator · Diesel

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

153,160 NGN

€103 · $116

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

19,145.00 NGN

€12.90 · $14.46

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Dynamics · PMS

€0.0007 per 1 NGN · updated weekly

1240.47 1415.79 1591.11 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1532.67 NGN
min 1298.91 NGN max 1532.67 NGN —
1663.7 1814.18 1964.66 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1914.5 NGN
min 1713.86 NGN max 1914.5 NGN —
1211.79 1404.32 1596.84 18.07 25.07 01.08 08.08 15.08 22.08 30.08 05.09 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1532.67 NGN
min 1275.97 NGN max 1532.67 NGN —
1552.27 1769.61 1986.95 18.07 25.07 01.08 08.08 15.08 22.08 30.08 05.09 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1914.5 NGN
min 1624.72 NGN max 1914.5 NGN —

When this section launched, some countries had few price sources, so the earliest points on the chart may be inaccurate. We keep adding new sources — recent data is more reliable.

Neighbours where it's cheaper

Benin ↓11%
Diesel
750.00 XOF
Petrol
725.00 XOF
LPG
—
Niger ↓27%
Diesel
618.00 XOF
Petrol
499.00 XOF
LPG
—
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Region Africa

Diesel · Litre

Popular route

Abuja → Porto-Novo

NG NG BJ BJ

Distance

850 km

Fuel cost

~€109

Est. time

~2 days

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

Abuja → Yaounde

1,080 km · ~€71 · ~3 days

NG Nigeria 550 km · CM Cameroon 530 km

Abuja → Niamey

940 km · ~€113 · ~2 days

NG Nigeria 710 km · NE Niger 230 km

Abuja → N'Djamena

1,100 km · ~€126 · ~3 days

NG Nigeria 980 km · CM Cameroon 110 km · TD Chad 10 km

Fuel Prices in Nigeria — Overview

Current fuel prices in Nigeria: PMS — 1,532.67 NGN/L (€1.03/L · $1.16/L), Diesel — 1,914.50 NGN/L (€1.29/L · $1.45/L).

Available fuel grades in Nigeria: PMS, Diesel.

The local gasoline grade is PMS.

Nigeria ranks #12 out of 33 countries in Africa by diesel price.

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What makes up a at the pump

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Average pump price ( · Nigeria) ≈ . Below — how much of it is crude, refining, logistics and taxes. ()

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An estimated market model: the crude part is from the current Brent price, refining and logistics from the methodology, tax as the residual (retail price − cost). Not the accounting cost of a specific refinery and not a forecast.

FAQ — Fuel Prices in Nigeria

Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.

Updated: 11.10.2026

Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.

View data sources

BusinessDay Nigeria · businessday.ng

fuely.ng · fuely.ng

NBS Nigeria — PMS Monthly (microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng) · nigerianstat.gov.ng

NBS Nigeria — AGO (Diesel) Monthly (microdata.nigerianstat.gov.ng) · nigerianstat.gov.ng

WFP Market Monitor (HDX) · data.humdata.org

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 11 October 2026.

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