The average retail price for refilling a 12.5 kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) in Nigeria rose by 44.51% year-on-year in July 2025.
The National Bureau of Statistics revealed this in its latest Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Price Watch Report for July 2025, published on Tuesday.
According to the report, the cost of a 12.5 kg cylinder of cooking gas rose from ₦14,261.57 in July 2024 to ₦20,609.48 in July 2025, a sharp increase in energy expenses for Nigerian households.
The increasing trend indicates a worrying reversal when compared with July 2024, when the price of cooking gas had fallen by 9.37% on a month-on-month basis, from ₦15,736.27 in June 2024 to ₦14,261.57.
The Federal Government had, over the years, implemented different policies in moves to tackle the soaring price.
In October 2024, it stopped the export of locally produced cooking gas to prioritise domestic supply.
According to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, the measure is intended to mitigate the soaring price of gas and will take effect from November 1, 2024.
Despite the annual surge, the report notes a modest 1.91% month-on-month decrease, with the price dropping from ₦21,010.56 in June 2025 to ₦20,609.48 in July 2025.
This slight relief comes as a rare break in the upward trend, though experts caution that it may not indicate a sustained decline.
According to NBS, the retail price for refilling a 5 kg cylinder “decreased by 0.96% on a month-on-month basis from ₦8,323.95 recorded in June 2025 to ₦8,243.79 in July 2025.
“On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 37.98% from N5,974.55 in July 2024.”
In the state profile analysis, NBS reported, “Adamawa recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5 kg cooking gas cylinder with ₦9,011.36, followed by Rivers with ₦9,005.00 and Taraba with ₦8,945.43.
“On the other hand, Yobe recorded the lowest price with N7,612.00, followed by Niger and Nasarawa with N7,662.00 and N8,000.25, respectively.
“In addition, analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 5 kg cylinder of cooking gas with N8,511.26, followed by the South-East with N8,321.16, while the South-West recorded the lowest with N8,073.92.”
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 ₦21,278.14, followed by the South-East with ₦20,802.89, while the South-West recorded the lowest price with ₦20,184.79.
The NBS report is based on data collected from over 10,000 respondents across Nigeria’s 774 local governments.
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