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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.

Ebonyi & Lagos: Nigeria’s leaders in revenue growth and collection in 2023
Lagos led Nigerian states with ₦815.9 billion in Internally Generated Revenue for 2023, followed by the FCT with ₦211.1 billion. Despite only a 25% growth, Lagos’ IGR confirms its economic dominance. The FCT, meanwhile, recorded an impressive 70% increase. Ebonyi, though with lower revenue, achieved an astonishing 148% growth. Taraba generated the least revenue, increasing by 6%.

Lagos, Rivers, and the FCT collected over half of Nigeria's PAYE in 2022
In 2022, employees in Lagos, Rivers, and the FCT contributed ₦558.7 billion in PAYE tax, representing over half of the nation's total. Lagos State alone accounted for ₦360.9 billion. These figures underscore the tax contributions from Nigeria's key economic regions.

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: 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. 

Top 10 Nigerian states by Google Trend Index for NFTs from January 2021 to date
According to Google Trends data, people in Ebonyi State have shown the most interest in NFTs in Nigeria. Below is a graph showing the top 10 states in Nigeria most interested in NFTs by their Google Trend Index.


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