Southeast residents paid the most for jet fuel in December 2022 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians in the southeast of the country paid the highest kerosene costs in December 2022, according to data from its website.
The NBS National Household Kerosene Price Watch report recently released by the agency found that Nigerians in the SE region paid an average of N1,203.95/litre for kerosene, the average cost of a gallon of kerosene in the region reaching 4 N ,337.32.
The BNS found that the average retail price per liter of kerosene paid by consumers in December 2022 was N1,104.61, indicating a 1.94% increase from N1,083.57 registered in November 2022.
However, on an annual basis, the average retail price per liter of kerosene increased by 136.04% from 467.97 naira in December 2021.
Furthermore, the average price per liter of kerosene in the South-South was N1,087.15, in the South-West it was N1,177.89, but in the North-East the cost was 1,085.65 N, in the North West it was N1,011.49 and in the North Central it was N1,095.17 for the period under review.
The average price per gallon of kerosene in the South South was 3,429.82 Naira, in the South West it was 3,751.05 Naira. Meanwhile, in the North East the cost was 3,378.69 Naira, in the North West it was 3,722.18 Naira and in the North Central it was 3,967.97 Naira, for the reporting period.
Analyzing the impact on poor Nigerians, Nairametrics reports that many poor Nigerians cannot afford cooking gas to cook their meals. In 2021, the price of kerosene per liter was below N500, so many Nigerians who could not afford cooking gas purchased kerosene as an alternative cooking source.
However, with the cost increases recorded since 2021 and into 2022, some Nigerians are now turning to firewood as a cooking fuel. The problem with this, he said, is that firewood is a dirty fuel and contributes to carbon emissions that pollute the environment, especially in an age of climate change.
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The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians in the southeast of the country paid the highest kerosene costs in December 2022, according to data from its website.
The NBS National Household Kerosene Price Watch report recently released by the agency found that Nigerians in the SE region paid an average of N1,203.95/litre for kerosene, the average cost of a gallon of kerosene in the region reaching 4 N ,337.32.
The BNS found that the average retail price per liter of kerosene paid by consumers in December 2022 was N1,104.61, indicating a 1.94% increase from N1,083.57 registered in November 2022.
However, on an annual basis, the average retail price per liter of kerosene increased by 136.04% from 467.97 naira in December 2021.
Furthermore, the average price per liter of kerosene in the South-South was N1,087.15, in the South-West it was N1,177.89, but in the North-East the cost was 1,085.65 N, in the North West it was N1,011.49 and in the North Central it was N1,095.17 for the period under review.
The average price per gallon of kerosene in the South South was 3,429.82 Naira, in the South West it was 3,751.05 Naira. Meanwhile, in the North East the cost was 3,378.69 Naira, in the North West it was 3,722.18 Naira and in the North Central it was 3,967.97 Naira, for the reporting period.
Analyzing the impact on poor Nigerians, Nairametrics reports that many poor Nigerians cannot afford cooking gas to cook their meals. In 2021, the price of kerosene per liter was below N500, so many Nigerians who could not afford cooking gas purchased kerosene as an alternative cooking source.
However, with the cost increases recorded since 2021 and into 2022, some Nigerians are now turning to firewood as a cooking fuel. The problem with this, he said, is that firewood is a dirty fuel and contributes to carbon emissions that pollute the environment, especially in an age of climate change.
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