Average retail price for 5kg Gas rose by 7.69% to N7,885.60, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday disclosed that the average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 7.69 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N7,322.49 recorded in March 2025 to N7,885.60 in April 2025.
The latest report by NBS revealed that on a year-on-year basis, this increased by 20.92per cent from N6,521.58 in April 2024.
According to the report, “On state profile analysis, Rivers recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N9,103.82, followed by Ebonyi with N8,867.24, and Akwa Ibom with N8,655.59.
“On the other hand, Niger recorded the lowest price with N7,006.15, followed by Plateau and Kebbi with N7,014.87 and N7,032.11 respectively.
“In addition, analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N8,447.78, followed by the South-East with N8,351.29, while the North-Central recorded the lowest with N7,432.22.”
The report stated that, the average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 9.82per cent on a month-on-month basis from N18,456.24 in March 2025 to N20,268.06 in April 2025.
“On a year-on-year basis, this rose by 29.61per cent from N15,637.74 in April 2024. On state profile analysis, Imo recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N22,938.73, followed by Delta with N22,831.70 and Rivers with N22,759.56.
“Conversely, the lowest average price was recorded in Kebbi with N18,080.27, followed by Nasarawa and Kwara with N18,106.85 and N18,173.67, respectively.
“Analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N21,536.12, followed by the South-East with N21,528.23, while the North-Central recorded the lowest price with N19,330.55,” the report added.
