Cooking Gas Price Drops By 14.23% In July

The average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) in Nigeria dropped by 14.23% in July 2024, falling from N6,966.03 in June to N5,974.55.

Despite this overall decrease, Borno State recorded the highest price for refilling a 5kg cylinder at N7,088.59.

This data comes from the recently released Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The report highlighted that Borno’s ranking as the most expensive state for refilling a 5kg cylinder aligns with the North East zone, which also recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder in July.