The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday the average retail price for refilling cylinders of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) known as cooking gas further increased in January.
In its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch for January 2023 released in Abuja, the NBS said the average cost for refilling 5kg and 12.5kg cylinders rose to N4,588.75 and N10,277.17 respectively last month.
According to the agency, the cost of refilling a 5kg cooking gas cylinder increased on a month-on-month basis by 0.51 percent from N4, 565.56 recorded in December 2022.