The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the south-south geopolitical zone recorded the highest average retail price a 12.5kg of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), better known as cooking gas, in October.
The average price of 12.5kg increased by 58.68 percent in one year, the bureau said in its latest ‘cooking gas price watch’ report for October.
“The average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) increased by 2.58% on a month-on-month basis from N16,313.43 in September 2024 to N16,734.55 in October 2024,” NBS said.
“On a year on-year basis, this rose by 58.68% from N10,545.87 in October 2023.”
On state analysis, the data bureau said Rivers recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder of cooking gas with N17,895 followed by Osun (N17,739.06) and Benue (N17,731.25).
