The National Bureau of Statistics, in its latest price watch report, revealed that the cost of refilling 5kg of cooking gas stood at N6,915.69 in October 2024.
This represents a 3.32% increase compared to N6,699.63 Nigerians paid in September 2024.
While the cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of LPG also saw an increase, rising by 2.58% month-on-month to N16,734.55 in October 2024, compared to N16,313.43 in September.
NBS, in its report, also provided a breakdown of the cheapest and most expensive prices for cooking gas.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that cooking gas marketers, under the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), have blamed Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) terminal operators for the high cost of cooking gas in the country.
Oladapo Olatubosun, the association’s president, disclosed this when they met the Senate Committee on Gas in the company of the group members.
They say the operators buy the commodity cheaply from the federal government and sell it to the marketers at a high cost.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
