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Abuja recorded the highest average price of kerosene in Nigeria as of December 2024
Key takeaways:
  • In December 2024, the top five states with the highest average kerosene prices were: Abuja (₦2,950.0), Akwa Ibom (₦2,538.3), Kaduna (₦2,510.6), Cross River (₦2,430.7), and Sokoto (₦2,400.1).
  • Abuja recorded the highest average price of kerosene in December 2024, while Borno state recorded the lowest price.
  • The price of kerosene per litre ranged from ₦1,520.4 to ₦2,950 across Nigerian states in December 2024.
  • The percentage difference in the price of kerosene across Nigeria states in December 2024 is approximately 63.9%.

Average cost of 5kg cooking gas in Nigeria as of December 2024 – Top 20 states
Key Takeaways:
  • The average price for 5kg cooking gas ranges from ₦6,000 to ₦8,100.
  • The price difference of cooking gas between various Nigerian states is 25.09%.
  • Out of Nigeria's 36 states plus Abuja, fifteen have an average price for 5kg cooking gas above the national average.
  • Taraba State is uniquely positioned as the sole state in Nigeria with an average cooking gas price above ₦8,000.
  • The national average cost for 5kg cooking gas in Nigeria is ₦7,177.27.

Top ten states by the average cost of cooking gas as of October 2021
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, Oyo State has the highest cost of 12.5kg of cooking gas as of October 2021.

Top 20 recorded building collapse incidents by state in Nigeria since October 1974
Lagos State has recorded 296 building collapses — 65% of all such incidents in Nigeria since October 1974. On Monday, November 1, 2021, a 21-storey building collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos. Here are the top 20 recorded building collapse incidents by state in Nigeria since October 1974.

Nigeria: Number of electricity metres installed by power distribution companies as of November 2020
As of November 2020, only 525,120 of the 7,588,972 metres contracted in 2019 had been installed, with Ikeja and Abuja DISCOs making up 62% of this number. Here is the number of metres installed by power distribution companies as of November 2020.

Nigeria: Federation Account Allocation and Internally Generated Revenue by North-Central States in 2020
Apart from Lagos, the FCT's share of the Federation Account Allocation was also significantly lower than its contribution to the Federation Accounts. 

Lagos and the FCT attracted 98% of Nigeria’s capital imports in Q1 2023
In Q1 2023, eight Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) received $1.13 billion in capital imports. Lagos State secured $705 million (62%) and the FCT attracted $410 million (36%), adding up to 98%.


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