Cooking gas price don burst up to N2,000 per kilogram for some parts of Lagos and Abuja, as marketers dey cry over supply shortage and high cost of operation.
Our reporter check on Monday and see say price vary from N1,400 to N2,000 per kg across different locations. For Ikorodu, Lagos, gas sell for N1,800 per kg, up from N1,300 one month ago. For Afeeze Bus Stop for Ogba, price jump from N1,500 to N2,000 per kg within three weeks. For Akoka, Yaba, consumers buy at N1,500/kg, while for Ojota, Lagos, e dey N1,400/kg. For Mowe, Ogun state, near RCCG camp, gas also sell for N2,000/kg. For Owerri, Imo state, price dey N1,500/kg. For Abuja, residents for Lugbe pay N1,480/kg, while for Lokogoma, e dey N1,600/kg.
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) don express worry about the situation. For a statement signed by president Edu Inyang and executive secretary Bassey Effiong, the group say consumers now buy gas at more than N1,500 per kg. The rising cost and erratic supply don cause serious hardship for households, food vendors, small businesses and low-income earners wey depend on LPG for daily cooking. NALPGAM warn say the crisis dey threaten years of progress wey government and private investors make to promote clean cooking energy as alternative to firewood, charcoal and kerosene.
The association say marketers dey face persistent supply shortages, high depot prices, logistics bottlenecks and rising operational costs. Without urgent intervention, the situation fit worsen food inflation, force LPG businesses to shut down, trigger job losses and undermine Nigeria’s clean energy goals. NALPGAM call on federal government, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), NNPC Limited, domestic producers and terminal operators to intervene and stabilise the LPG market.
The group recommend increased domestic gas allocation, improved product availability, transparent distribution systems, reduced importation and storage bottlenecks, and strategic measures to stabilise prices. Marketers also express fear say if the situation no check, citizens fit rise against gas filling station owners. The statement add say millions of Nigerian families dey suffer in silence while access to clean cooking energy dey become increasingly unaffordable.
Energy law expert Prof. Dayo Ayoade from University of Lagos tell Daily Trust say the problem na part of Nigeria’s energy paradox, where a wealthy country dey struggle to supply energy at reasonable price. He blame global factors like Middle East conflict and closure of Strait of Hormuz, plus internal supply chain constraints. Forex instability and high cost of transportation and logistics also contribute. He say the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) don create market-driven structure for downstream products, so no more subsidies or government intervention to stop price rises. The people must bear the increase, and inflation dey feed from the sharp rises.
Prof. Ayoade warn say the continuous rise get very dire implications. He say fear of physical attacks on stations no be exaggeration, as cost of living crisis persist and 2027 general election dey approach. He call for construction of robust LPG manufacturing facilities, distribution and transport networks, and strict enforcement of domestic gas obligations under PIA. He also suggest say limited importation and competition, plus some players taking advantage, dey contribute to price rise.
