The improvement in crude oil production output from 960,000 barrels per day (bpd ) to 1.71 million bpd in Nigeria represents a restoration of approximately 78 to 85 per cent of the lost productive capacity relative to those earlier benchmarks. Framed differently, Nigeria has recovered the equivalent of roughly 750,000 bpd of previously lost output. That figure exceeds the total current production of several smaller African oil-producing nations. The recovery is substantial by any measure, but it remains partial. Nigeria’s historical peak capacity has not yet been reclaimed, meaning meaningful upside potential still exists if structural improvements are sustained and deepened, according to a report by Discovery Alert. The analysis is coming following a data issued by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The country’s oil production reached 1.71 million barrels per day (bpd) across the April 2025 to April 2026 measurement window, representing the highest sustained output the country has recorded in five years, according to figures disclosed by NNPC group chief executive officer Bayo Ojulari in the company’s One-Year Mandate Report Summary.

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