Liquefied Petroleum Gas
5 Apr
The trending astronomical increase in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) known as cooking gas, no doubt is troubling; considering that Nigeria, as an oil-producing country, harbours vast quantity of natural gas that can be technologically converted ...
3 Dec
The call for full adoption of gas for vehicles has hit the front burner, as stakeholders agreed that Autogas has the prospects to turn around the nation’s ailing economy with the potential to contribute a turnover of about N2trn.
27 Oct 2023
. Adamawa, Cross river, Abuja record highest price per litre of HHK There is no respite yet for Nigerian households as the prices of cooking gas and kerosene rise 1.81 per cent and 2.09 per cent respectively in September. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) and National Household…
6 Sep 2023
Kwara State recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) in July 2023 at the rate of N4, 780. This is just as Adamawa State, also recorded the highest average price per litre of Kerosene during the same period with N1, 757.69 per litre.
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