Official NBS data · May 2026

Price of groundnut oil in Nigeria

National average price per 75cl bottle, how it has changed, and where it is cheapest and dearest.

National average · May 2026₦3,113.05per 75cl bottle

Change from April 2026▲ Up ₦8.750.3% higher · was ₦3,104.30

Change from May 2025▼ Down ₦102.223.2% lower · was ₦3,215.27

Cheapest and dearest state

CheapestAdamawa₦2,200.00

DearestDelta₦4,250.60

Price history

National average per 75cl bottle, January 2025 to May 2026. Hover or tap for each month.

Average price in each geopolitical zone.

South South: ₦3,691.29

North West: ₦3,204.25

South West: ₦3,201.02

North Central: ₦3,018.15

North East: ₦2,904.90

South East: ₦2,568.53

In May 2026, the national average price of groundnut oil (75cl bottle) was ₦3,113.05, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

That is 0.3% higher than in April 2026 (₦3,104.30) and 3.2% lower than a year earlier, in May 2025 (₦3,215.27).

Delta recorded the highest state average (₦4,250.60) and Adamawa the lowest (₦2,200.00).

By region, prices were highest in the South South (₦3,691.29) and lowest in the South East (₦2,568.53).

Since January 2025, the price has ranged from ₦2,939.73 (January 2025) to ₦3,336.13 (November 2025).

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Source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Selected Food Price Watch. Figures are NBS averages of prices collected across all 36 states and the FCT, published monthly. The latest release is for May 2026. Prices in your market may differ.