- Cooking Gas Costs Jump Again as PENGASSAN Strike Impacts Supply.
- Highest prices were recorded in northern states with wide regional gaps.
- Minister links surge to refinery strike and LNG maintenance activities.
The National Bureau of Statistics has reported a sharp rise in the average price of a 5kg cooking gas cylinder, which climbed from N6395.82 in September to N8081.75 in October 2025.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the data, released in Abuja in the bureau’s Cooking Gas Price Watch for October, showed a 26.36 percent month on month increase. The bureau also stated that the average price rose by 16.86 percent year on year from N6915.69 recorded in October 2024.
According to the state profile, Borno recorded the highest average price at N8376.44. Yobe followed with N8357.98 while Ondo posted N8340.30. The lowest price was in Bauchi at N7051.54, followed by Ebonyi at N7744.99 and Akwa Ibom at N7806.31.
By region, the North West posted the highest average retail price at N8188.55, with the North Central close behind at N8153.21. The South South recorded the lowest regional average at N7956.61.
The bureau also reported that the cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder rose by 15.36 percent from N16155.09 in September to N18636.77 in October. Year on year, the price increased by 11.37 percent from N16734.55 in October 2024.
Borno again recorded the highest average price for the 12.5kg cylinder at N19391.57, followed by Yobe at N19339.51 and Ondo at N19289.65. Ebonyi posted the lowest price at N17610.88, followed by Akwa Ibom at N17783.79 and Anambra. Regionally, the North East recorded the highest average at N18953.86, with the South South posting the lowest at N18207.65.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Dr Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the recent spike was caused by the PENGASSAN strike at the Dangote Refinery and maintenance activities at the Nigeria LNG Train 4 facility. He noted that prices jumped from N1100 per kg to as high as N1800 per kg across several outlets during the period.
