In a state profile analysis of 12.5kg gas, “Adamawa recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N22,528.39, followed by Rivers with N22,512.49 and Taraba with N22,363.57.

“Conversely, the lowest average price was recorded in Yobe with N19,030.00, followed by Niger and Nasarawa with N19,154.99 and N20,000.62, respectively.

It added that South-South recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 12.5 kg cooking gas with N21,278.14, followed by the South-East with N20,802.89, while the South-West recorded the lowest price with N20,184.79.

The NBS report is based on data collected from over 10,000 respondents across Nigeria’s 774 local governments.