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Kerosene consumers in December, 2023 experienced unprecedented increase in retail price of the product, which rose to N1,362.27 per litre nationwide.<\/p>\n

This marked a 5.84 per cent increment compared to the N1,287.10 recorded in November the same year.<\/p>\n

A report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Tuesday stated that on a year-on-year basis, the surge amounted to a 23.33 per cent increment, from N1,104.61 in December 2022.<\/p>\n

The report added that an in-depth state analysis unveiled differences in prices across the nation.<\/p>\n

NBS noted that Abuja led the pack with the highest average price per litre at N1,650.00, closely trailed by Ogun at N1,609.52 and Benue at N1,594.44, while Kwara has the lowest price recorded at N917.14, followed by Rivers with N969.70 and Nasarawa with N1,071.43.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the southwest experienced the highest average retail price per litre of household kerosene, reaching N1,455.21.<\/p>\n

The northwest, according to the report, followed closely at N1,420.48, while the southeast recorded the lowest at N1,264.49.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers paid an average of N4,529.92 for household kerosene in December 2023, indicating a slight decline of 1.17% from the N4,583.44 recorded in November 2023 by shiftingthe focus to the per-gallon prices,\u201d the report explained.<\/p>\n

It added that there was a substantial increase of 20.69 per cent from N3,753.38 in December 2022 based on a year-on-year basis.<\/p>\n

The state-level analysis for per-gallon prices revealed Bauchi topping the list at N5,600.00, trailed by Lagos at N5,273.53 and Ekiti at N5,234.38.<\/p>\n

Conversely, Delta recorded the lowest price at N3,234.29, followed by Bayelsa and Kaduna with N3,538.03 and N3,560.00, respectively.<\/p>\n

Zone-wise, according to the report, the northeast led with the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene at N5,077.08, closely followed by the southwest at N5,014.48.<\/p>\n

In contrast, it explained that the south-south recorded the lowest average price per gallon at N3,957.17, rounding off the challenging pricing landscape for consumers in the final month of 2023.<\/p>\n

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