• Cooking gas prices surged in some states in January 2023, according to a report by NBS
  • The report says the price of refilling cooking gas in Nigerian states like Benue, Cross River, and Ebonyi increased astronomically
  • The NBS report compared gas prices by kgs in various states in Nigeria

Despite the surging prices of commodities in Nigeria, some states in Nigeria witnessed lower prices of refilling cooking gas in January.

NBS, in its latest report on LPG prices, listed Nigerian states where the cost of cooking gas refills either dropped or remained the same.

The NBS report compares gas refills by kilogrammes

Lowest refill prices for 5kg

  • Enugu – N4,119.23
  • Anambra – N4,183.14
  • Rivers – N4,210
  • Abia – N4,218.15
  • Akwa Ibom – N4,256,25
  • Sokoto – N4,281.67
  • Delta – N4,301.25
  • Yobe – N4,315.50
  • Ogun – N4,360
  • Osun – N4,395

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Lowest refill prices for 12.5kg

  • Yobe – N9,550
  • Taraba – N9,845
  • Gombe – N9,850
  • Bauchi – N9,875
  • Lagos – N9,877.50
  • Borno – N9,888.57
  • Jigawa – N9,900
  • Zamfara – N9,957.33
  • Adamawa – N9,985.71
  • Nasarawa – N10,019.17

According to the report, the average retail price for a gas refill for a 5kg cylinder increased month-on-month from N4,565 recorded in December of 2022 to N4.588.75 in January 2023. But on a year-on-year basis, the price of cooking gas refills increased by 25.46 per cent from N3,657.57 in January last year.

For a 12.5kg refill, the average retail price has increased by 0.28 per cent month-on-month from N10248.97 in December 2022 to N10,277.17 in January 2023. But on a year-on-year basis, the price for January 2023 went up by 38.63 per cent from N7, 413.25 in January 2022.

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The NBS report states that 5kg refill prices were highest in Kwara at N4,962.20, Plateau at N4,945.50, and Adamawa at N4,936.67.

Meanwhile, 12kg refill prices increased in Benue at N11,260.67, Cross River at N10,833.33, and Ebonyi at N10,763.57.

Bauchi leads list of 10 most expensive states to buy diesel in Nigeria as Price jumps by 182% in one year

Recall that Legit.ng reported that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel) paid by consumers in January 2023 was N828.82 per litre.

NBS stated this in its latest Diesel Price Watch Report published on its website and obtained by Legit.ng on Wednesday, 22 February 2023.

According to the report, the amount Nigerians paid in January 2023 is a 187.69% increase from N288.09 per litre recorded one year ago (January 2022).

Source: Legit.ng

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