The price of a 5kg cooking gas cylinder indeed dropped to N6,404.02 in August 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This represents a 22.32% decrease from the N8,243.79 recorded in July 2025. On a year-on-year basis, the price dropped by 0.40% from N6,430.02 in August 2024.
Price Breakdown by Zone:
- North-West: N6,473.63
- North-East: N6,465.63
- South-South: N6,331.29 (lowest average price)
Additional Trends:
- The average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg cooking gas cylinder decreased by 21.42% month-on-month to N16,195.07 in August 2025.
- Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 20.12% in August 2025, and the food inflation rate was 21.87% on a year-on-year basis.
