Cooking gas prices have continued to rise sharply across several parts of Nigeria, with consumers in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) paying as high as N2,000 per kilogramme amid worsening supply shortages and rising operational costs in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector.
Findings by ‘The Historica Nigeria’ on Monday showed that LPG prices now range between N1,400 and N2,000 per kilogramme in different locations across the country.
In Ikorodu, Lagos State, cooking gas was sold for N1,800 per kilogramme, representing a significant increase from N1,300 recorded about a month ago.
Similarly, residents around Afeeze Bus Stop in Ogba, Lagos, reportedly purchased the product at N2,000 per kilogramme, up from N1,500 within the last three weeks.
Consumers in Akoka, Yaba, bought cooking gas at N1,500 per kilogramme, while residents in Ojota paid N1,400 per kilogramme.
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In Ogun State, particularly around the RCCG camp area in Mowe, the product was also sold for N2,000 per kilogramme, while residents in Owerri, Imo State, purchased it at N1,500 per kilogramme.
Across the Federal Capital Territory, prices also varied, with residents in Lugbe buying the product at N1,480 per kilogramme and those in Lokogoma paying as high as N1,600 per kilogramme.
Reacting to the development, the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) expressed concern over the worsening LPG supply challenges affecting the country.
In a joint statement signed by the association’s President, Edu Inyang, and Executive Secretary, Bassey Effiong, NALPGAM disclosed that consumers nationwide are now paying over N1,500 per kilogramme for cooking gas.
The association explained that operators currently spend between N25.2 million and N26.2 million to procure a 20-metric-tonne truck of LPG, depending on the location.
According to the marketers, the persistent rise in cooking gas prices and unstable supply have imposed severe hardship on households, food vendors, small-scale businesses and low-income earners who rely on LPG for daily cooking.
NALPGAM warned that the development could reverse years of progress made by both the government and private investors toward promoting clean cooking energy as an alternative to firewood, charcoal and kerosene.
The association further identified supply shortages, high depot prices, logistics bottlenecks and increasing operational costs as major factors driving the crisis in the sector.
It cautioned that without urgent intervention, the situation could further worsen food inflation, force many LPG businesses to shut down, trigger job losses and undermine Nigeria’s clean energy objectives.
NALPGAM therefore called on the Federal Government and key industry stakeholders, including the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), NNPC Limited, domestic gas producers and terminal operators, to urgently intervene and stabilise the LPG market.
The association also recommended increased domestic gas allocation, improved product availability, transparent distribution systems, reduced importation and storage bottlenecks, as well as strategic measures aimed at stabilising prices across the country.