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Kerosene prices skyrocket, straining household budgets

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 Aminu Imam

The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) highlights a significant increase in the price of kerosene, placing additional strain on household budgets. The report, part of the NBS� Price Watch series, shows that the price of kerosene has risen both month-on-month and year-on-year. Residents in the North-Central region are paying the highest average retail prices, with Abuja, Kaduna, and Akwa Ibom States topping the list. In October 2024, the average retail price of Household Kerosene (HHK) reached ?1,957.44 per litre, marking a 3.07% increase from the ?1,897.12…

Kerosene price hit N1, 340 per litre in February � NBS

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 Aminu Imam

National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), says the average retail kerosene price of a litre increased from N1,329 recorded in January 2024 to N1,340 in February 2024. The Bureau said this in its ‘Petrol Price Watch’ report for February 2024, released in Abuja yesterday. It said the February price of N1,340 represented a 0.86% increase compared to what was obtained in January. The Bureau said the average price per litre of kerosene increased on a year-on-year basis by 14.23% from N1,173 recorded in February 2023 to N1,340 in Feb. 2024. On…

Kerosene price up by 118.08% in one year – NBS

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Aminu Imam

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the price of household kerosene was up by 118.08% in twelve months. According to the Bureau, in its document titled: �National Household Kerosene Price Watch (September 2022)“, the price rose from N434.39 in September 2021 to N947.30 in September 2022. The documents said: �The average retail price per litre of household kerosene paid by consumers in September 2022 was N947.30, indicating an increase of 17.02% when compared to N809.52 recorded in August 2022″. On a State profile analysis, the NBS said the…

Kerosene, cooking gas prices increase in August � NBS

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price per litre paid by consumers for household kerosene increased to N400.01 in August from N397.34 in July. A report obtained from the NBS�s website on Friday, said the kerosene price increased by 0.67% month-on-month and by 15.43% year-on-year in the period under review. It said that States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Enugu, where residents bought the product at N494.05, Ebonyi, N489.17 and Cross-River, N487.50. The Bureau, however, said that residents in Bayelsa paid the…