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The average cost for refilling a 12.5-kilogram Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking gas) increased by 69 percent in 2024 to N15,552.56 from N9,194.41 in the corresponding period in 2023.<\/p>\n
This is as the price has increased by 9.5 percent on a month-on-month basis to N15,552.56 per 12.5kg in August 2024 from July N14,261.57<\/p>\n
The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its LPG price watch for August released on Sunday.<\/p>\n
On state profile analysis, Rivers recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N17,086.36, followed by Cross River with N17,050.00 and Abia with N17,012.52.<\/p>\n
Conversely, the lowest average price was recorded in Bauchi with N13,425.00, followed by Nassarawa and Adamawa with N13,640.94 and N13,725.00, respectively<\/p>\n
The figure showed that the price of cooking gas has been on a steady rise, contributing to the hardship Nigerians face.<\/p>\n
This comes as NBS in its August inflation data said the country\u2019s headline and food inflation stood at 32.15 and 37.52 percent in August.<\/p>\n
12.5kg cooking gas price records 69% increase in August<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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