Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has halted publication of its monthly gas report amidst recent public outcry over alarming gas prices, SweetcrudeReports findings have shown. The Bureau’s monthly gas pricing update that usually got published on its websites along other monthly reports, was nowhere to be found as of Friday. The August gas report was not published unlike those for petrol and kerosene. The move follows a recent statement by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, that of the 85,264.8 Metric Tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas consumed in the country in August, 38,040.46MT were imported. The Agency had on Thursday, stated through its Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu, that in August, a total of 85,264.803 metric tonnes of gas was supplied nationwide.
Source: https://sweetcrudereports.com/nigerias-statistics-bureau-halts-monthly-gas-report-publication/