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#ChartoftheDay: Average Price of Cooking Gas

By Khadijat Kareem

November 22, 2021

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Price Watch for October 2021 reveals that there was a 34.61% month-on-month change in the price of cooking gas and a 34.51% year-on-year price change.

The cost of refilling a 5kg cylinder increased from 1,953.71 naira in October 2020 to 2627.94 naira in October 2021. 

Abuja(N3,450), Anambra(N3,275), Zamfara(N3,200) were the states with the highest average price of refilling a 5kg cylinder. On the other hand, Lagos(N2,004.55), Abia(N2,040.45), and Delta(N1,987.75) had the lowest average price for refilling a 5kg cylinder with cooking gas.