The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N750.17 in June 2024 to N1,037.66 in June 2025.
The NBS made this known in its Petrol Price Watch for June 2025 released in Abuja on Thursday.
It stated that the June 2025 price of N1,037.66 represented a 38.32 per cent increase over the price of N750.17 recorded in June 2024.
On state profiles analysis, the report said Jigawa paid the highest average retail price of N1,107.52, followed by Ondo and Lagos at N1,104.80 and N1,100.29, respectively.
Analysis by zones showed that the North-West recorded the highest average retail price in June 2025 at N1,062.84 while the North-East Zone recorded the lowest price at N1,020.15 per litre.
The NBS also stated in its Diesel Price Watch Report for June 2025 that the average retail price was N1,813.81 per litre.
