Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The graph shows an increase of 37,000 barrels per day from the 1.422 million barrels documented in December 2025. Although the performance improved, output was still below Nigeria's OPEC quota of 1.5 million barrels per day, therefore prolonging the nation's run of underperformance to six straight months.

While secondary sources estimated somewhat higher production at 1.47 million barrels per day, OPEC data obtained directly from Nigerian authorities set output at 1.459 million barrels per day. With 1.37 million barrels per day over the same span, Libya followed as Africa's second biggest producer.

The News Chronicle reported that, even as production has gradually recovered, ongoing oil theft, pipeline sabotage, and...