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The average price of 5 kg of cooking gas, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, decreased from N4,642.27 in April 2023 to N4,360.69 in May 2023.
This was revealed by NBS in its most recent “Cooking Gas Price Watch” for May 2023.
According to the data, the May 2023 price was 6.07 percent lower than the April 2023 price.
However, on an annual basis, the amount constituted 11.20% of the N3,921.35 reported in May 2022.
Bayelsa had the highest average price of N5,016.67 for 5kg Cooking Gas, followed by Zamfara at N5,000.00 and Abuja at N4,900.00, according to the survey.
Ondo, on the other hand, had the lowest price of N3,795.83. Followed by Nasarawa and Edo, which had prices of N3,800.00 and N3,837.14, respectively.
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