Cooking gas prices across Nigeria have seen significant variations in recent months.
The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals the ten cheapest states to purchase Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as of August 2025.
The report shows a general month-on-month (MoM) decline in prices compared to July 2025, reflecting a modest relief for households amid ongoing cost-of-living concerns.
The average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Cooking Gas decreased by 21.42% on a month-on-month basis from N20,609.48 in July 2025 to N16,195.07 in August 2025, the NBS data shows.
On a year-on-year basis, this rose by 4.13% from N15,552.56 in August 2024.
Oyo state’s average gas price dropped by 21.95% MoM, from N20,016.59 in July to N15,622.38 in August 2025. However, in contrast to most other states, Oyo saw a 4.37% YoY increase, suggesting prices are still higher than last year.
The data shows that cooking gas per 12kg went on the average at N14,967.65 in August 2024. It also shows that in July 2025, it was sold per 12kg at N20,016.59.
In May 2024, Nairametrics reported that the Oyo State Government and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) signed an agreement worth over $100 million to develop a gas supply and distribution infrastructure that will deliver gas to industrial and commercial users in the state.
The project starts with the construction of gas distribution infrastructure along a 15km pipeline route, adding that it will grow to deliver up to 60 million standard cubic feet of gas per day across the state.
Apart from this, there have been no recent reports showing the actions of the state government on gas prices.
