Kwara, Benue paid highest for cooking gas in Dec 2022

Residents of Kwara and Benue states paid the highest cooking gas (liquefied petroleum gas) costs in December 2022, a recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed.

According to the report, residents of Kwara State paid an average of N4,950 for a 5kg refill, and residents of Benue paid an average of N11,000 for a 12.5kg refill.

The report also reveals that from November 2022 to December 2022, the average retail price for refilling a 5 kg LPG cylinder increased by 0.36 percent on a monthly basis. The price was N4,549.14. It was also stated that on an annual basis, the price increased by 27% from N3,594.81 in December 2021.

For refilling a 12.5kg cylinder, the average cost increased by 0.67 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N10,180.88 in November 2022 to N10,248.97 in December 2022, while on a year-on-year basis, the price rose by 39.78 per cent from N7,332.04 in December 2021.