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According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), there was an increase in the average prices of cooking gas and kerosene across Nigeria in June 2025.
Naija News reports that the NBS revealed this in its “Cooking Gas Price Watch” report for June 2025, released on Thursday in Abuja.
The report disclosed that the average price of 5kg of cooking gas rose by 1.92 per cent to ₦8,323.95, up from ₦8,167.43 in May.
On a year-on-year basis, this marks a 19.49 per cent increase from ₦6,966.03 in June 2024.
Delta State recorded the highest average price at ₦9,243.38, while Oyo had the lowest at ₦7,100.00.
“Regionally, the South-South zone had the highest average price at ₦8,871.63, and the South-West the lowest at ₦7,960.42,” the report revealed.
Similarly, the average price of 12.5 kg of cooking gas increased by 1.46 per cent to ₦21,010.56 in June, compared to ₦20,709.11 in May.
This represents a 33.52 per cent year-on-year rise from ₦15,736.27 in June 2024.
Delta, Cross River, and Rivers recorded the highest prices, while Yobe, Niger, and Jigawa recorded the lowest.
Kerosene Price Watch
In its Kerosene Price Watch for June 2025, the NBS said the average price per litre of kerosene rose to ₦2,192.63, a 0.80 per cent increase from ₦2,175.29 in May.
“Year-on-year, the price increased by 41.00 per cent from ₦1,555.11 in June 2024. Kaduna recorded the highest average at ₦2,681.58, while Abia had the lowest at ₦1,659.35.
“The average price per gallon of kerosene climbed by 2.38 per cent to ₦8,684.15 in June, from ₦8,482.22 in May, and by 52.39 per cent compared to ₦5,698.68 in June 2024,” the NBS stated.
The report said Edo recorded the highest price per gallon at ₦10,321.63, while Abia had the lowest at ₦6,737.40.
“Zone-wide, the South-South consistently reported the highest average prices across all petroleum products, while the South-West recorded the lowest,” the NBS said.
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