Petrol, cooking gas prices fall year-on-year in December,
By Progress Godfrey
Petrol and cooking gas prices declined year-on-year in December 2025, reinforcing a broader easing in household energy costs, according to separate reports released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
Data from the NBS showed that both Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, used for cooking, and Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol, recorded notable price drops compared with December 2024, alongside modest month-on-month declines.
The statistics agency said the downward trend was evident across most states and geopolitical zones, although price levels still varied widely depending on location.
Cooking Gas
According to the bureau, the average price for refilling a 5kg cylinder declined by 1.20 percent month-on-month from ₦5,425.78 in November 2025 to ₦5,360.43 in December 2025.
Year-on-year, the price dropped by 25.31 percent from ₦7,177.27 recorded in December 2024, the NBS said.
“The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by 1.20% on a month-on-month basis,” the NBS stated.
“On a year-on-year basis, this decreased by 25.31% from ₦7,177.27 in December 2024,” the bureau added.
State-level analysis showed that Kaduna recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg cylinder at ₦5,838.66, followed by Jigawa at ₦5,825.09 and Osun at ₦5,777.80, while Katsina recorded the lowest price at ₦4,855.80.
“Also, the average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by 0.74% on a month-on-month basis from ₦13,538.79 in November 2025 to ₦13,438.90 in December 2025. On a year-on-year basis, this dropped by 22.20% from ₦17,274.16 in December 2024.
“On state profile analysis, Abia recorded the highest average retail price for the refilling of a 12.5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with ₦14,489.96 followed by Osun with ₦14,444.50 and Delta with ₦14,393.17,” the NBS said.
Petrol
The bureau reported that the average retail price of petrol stood at ₦1,048.63 in December 2025, representing an 11.81 percent decrease compared with ₦1,189.12 recorded in December 2024.
“The average retail price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) for December 2025 was ₦1,048.63.
“Likewise, comparing the average price value with that of the previous month, the average retail price decreased by 1.20% from ₦1,061.35,” the report said.
Further analysis showed that Kogi State recorded the highest average petrol price at ₦1,104.45, while Oyo State had the lowest at ₦996.55, with the North East emerging as the most expensive zone and the South West the cheapest overall.
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The statistics agency said the downward trend was evident across most states and geopolitical zones, although price levels still varied widely depending on location.
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