Petrol (PMS) prices by state

Average retail price of premium motor spirit (petrol) per litre in each state, cheapest first.

National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria) — Premium Motor Spirit Price WatchPeriod: May 2026Retrieved 2026-10-16T08:30:57+00:00

Ranked ascending: the lowest state average price ranks first. State figures are the published NBS state average retail prices for the stated period; they are averages across surveyed outlets, not pump prices at a specific station. MoM and YoY are computed against the matching previous releases. Full methodology

Ranks are competition ranks computed across the full set. State averages are not LGA or market-level figures.

Rank	State	Average price	MoM change	YoY change
1	Adamawa	₦1,469.83	3.7%	39.5%
2	Katsina	₦1,470.63	4.6%	48.2%
3	Sokoto	₦1,489.33	6.1%	35.4%
4	Anambra	₦1,519.72	0.3%	40.2%
5	Kogi	₦1,534.32	4.1%	55.5%
6	Osun	₦1,537.00	1.0%	44.9%
7	Niger	₦1,538.33	9.6%	55.2%
8	Borno	₦1,551.07	5.1%	49.9%
9	Cross River	₦1,551.21	2.4%	55.0%
10	Kebbi	₦1,554.94	3.6%	52.2%
11	Kwara	₦1,555.67	1.3%	49.9%
12	Lagos	₦1,561.22	5.0%	45.0%
13	Enugu	₦1,570.23	9.8%	48.9%
14	Kaduna	₦1,573.46	2.6%	54.1%
15	Nasarawa	₦1,576.12	1.9%	58.9%
16	Rivers	₦1,580.76	0.1%	61.0%
17	Bayelsa	₦1,591.38	3.6%	58.2%
18	Imo	₦1,592.34	1.2%	61.2%
19	Ogun	₦1,598.32	4.5%	57.8%
20	Ekiti	₦1,598.56	3.3%	59.7%
21	Ondo	₦1,598.70	1.6%	47.6%
22	Zamfara	₦1,602.12	2.4%	46.6%
23	Abuja	₦1,602.64	3.1%	55.6%
24	Kano	₦1,607.27	1.8%	62.7%
25	Plateau	₦1,623.76	2.7%	63.8%
26	Akwa Ibom	₦1,629.08	2.7%	57.6%
27	Ebonyi	₦1,633.38	6.2%	54.1%
28	Oyo	₦1,639.97	5.4%	58.0%
29	Taraba	₦1,647.94	4.2%	67.6%
30	Jigawa	₦1,650.99	5.0%	53.0%
31	Abia	₦1,653.91	6.2%	56.2%
32	Yobe	₦1,665.91	4.2%	75.2%
33	Delta	₦1,667.68	5.0%	56.2%
34	Gombe	₦1,686.37	6.3%	70.3%
35	Benue	₦1,698.57	7.3%	68.3%
36	Bauchi	₦1,715.47	8.0%	62.8%
37	Edo	₦1,722.91	8.0%	68.9%

37 ranked entries.