The typical retail value of Automotive Fuel Oil (diesel) paid by shoppers rose by 25.24% year-on-year, climbing from N1,403.96 per litre in Could 2024 to N1,758.26 per litre in Could 2025.
That is in accordance with the most recent knowledge launched by the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) titled “Automotive Fuel Oil (Diesel) Worth Watch” for Could 2025.
On a month-on-month foundation, a rise of two.08% was recorded from N1722.45 in April 2025 to a mean of N1758.26 in Could 2025.
The info additionally reveals that Benue State (N2441.46), Adamawa State (N2350.32.32), and Plateau State (N2201.52) had been the highest three States with the best common value of the product in Could 2025.
Moreover, the highest three lowest costs had been recorded in Ondo State (N1318.40.00), Kogi State (N1360.00), and Anambra State (N1361.02) within the month underneath overview.
Costs within the geo-political zones
In line with the NBS knowledge, residents of the North-Central with seven states and the FCT paid the best for the product at a mean of N1920.47 within the month underneath overview.
- Alternatively, the South-West zone, with six states, had the bottom value of N1553.19 in comparison with different geo-political zones.
- Within the North-West with seven states, the worth of diesel was at a mean of N1769.28 in Could 2025. Additionally, within the North-East with six states, the typical value was N1767.21.
- Within the South-East, with 5 states, the typical value of the product was N1632.33.
- Additionally, within the South-South with six states, the typical value of the product was N1857.19 per liter.
April 2025 recap
In April 2025, the typical retail value of diesel paid by shoppers elevated by 21.72% on a year-on-year foundation from a decrease price of N1415.06 per liter recorded in April 2024 to a better price of N1722.45 per liter in April 2025.
The highest three states with the best common value of the product in April 2025 embody Benue State (N2419.30), Adamawa State (N2284.32), and Plateau (N2205.13).
The highest three lowest costs had been recorded within the following states, particularly, Kogi State (N1300.00), Ondo State (N1313.33), and Anambra State (N1359.27).
What it is best to know
In line with the NBS knowledge, states with the best diesel costs remained: Benue, Adamawa, and Plateau for each April and Could 2025.
Additionally, the states with the bottom common costs for April and Could 2025 remained: Kogi, Ondo, and Anambra.
NBS reported that Nigeria’s headline inflation price dropped to 22.97% in Could 2025, marking the second consecutive month of decline.
The determine displays a continued easing of value pressures, down from 23.71% recorded in April 2025.
The NBS knowledge reveals that on a year-on-year foundation, the headline inflation price was 10.98% decrease than the speed recorded in Could 2024, which stood at 33.95%.
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