Cooking Gas
Cost Of Cooking Gas Increases (See States With Highest, Lowest Prices)
The price of refilling 5kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) cylinder in Nigeria stood at N6,591.62 in March 2024.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics this represents a 7.10% increase compared to the N4,562.51 average price recorded in February 2024, which was N6,154.50.
On a year-on-year basis, cooking gas prices increased by 42.97% from N4,610.48 paid in March 2023.
Also, NBS has revealed that Nigerians, on average, paid N15,929.04 in March 2024 to refill a 12.5kg their cooking gas cylinder.
This translates to an increase of 5.77% on a month-on-month basis from N15,060.38 in February 2024 to N15,929.04 in March 2024.
While on a year-on-year basis, this rose by 55.22% from N10,262.56 in March 2023, Punch reports.
Below are states with the highest average prices (5kg)
Kano – ₦7,609.00
Ogun – ₦7,363.64
Akwa Ibom – ₦7,162.50
States with the lowest average prices (5kg)
Adamawa – ₦5,312.50
Taraba – ₦5,375.00
Zamfara – ₦5,550.00
States with the highest average prices (12.5kg)
Sokoto – ₦17,833.33
Osun – ₦17,588.46
Anambra – ₦17,417.65
States with the lowest average prices (12.5kg)
Katsina – ₦12,400.00
Kebbi – ₦13,137.50
Bauchi – ₦14,484.25
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