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