been disbursed to over 20,000 small aver- On a year-on-year basis, the geria to be prioritised for local consump- and medium-scale businesses through the La- age price rose by 10.42 per cent from tion has already strengthened domestic gos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), N7,855.60 recorded in April 2025. supply, reduced reliance on imports and helping to create over 320,000 direct and indi- av- The report also showed that the improved the resilience of the market. rect jobs across the state over the past decade. erage retail price for refilling a 12.5kg Ekpo attributed the recent increase …