Fresh market checks carried out on Monday revealed significant increases in the price of cooking gas across various parts of Nigeria, with consumers now paying between N1,400 and N2,000 per kilogramme depending on location.
In several communities across Lagos State, residents reported sharp hikes in prices over the past few weeks. In Ikorodu, cooking gas sold for about N1,800 per kg compared to roughly N1,300 recorded a month earlier. At Afeeze Bus Stop in Ogba, the price climbed to N2,000 per kg from N1,500 within three weeks.
Other areas in Lagos also experienced increases, with consumers in Akoka, Yaba purchasing gas at N1,500 per kg, while residents in Ojota paid around N1,400 per kg.
Outside Lagos, residents in parts of Ogun State, especially around the RCCG camp area in Mowe, said prices reached as high as N2,000 per kg. In Owerri, consumers bought cooking gas for approximately N1,500 per kg.
Within the Federal Capital Territory, prices also varied across locations. Residents in Lugbe reported paying N1,480 per kg, while those in Lokogoma purchased the product at around N1,600 per kg.
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers blamed the increase on supply shortages, rising depot prices, and transportation difficulties affecting the sector.
In a joint statement signed by the association’s president, Edu Inyang, and executive secretary, Bassey Effiong, the group disclosed that the average cost of cooking gas nationwide has now exceeded N1,500 per kg.
The association warned that the continuous rise in prices is placing severe pressure on households, food vendors, small-scale businesses, and low-income earners who rely heavily on LPG for cooking.
According to NALPGAM, marketers currently buy a 20-metric-tonne truckload of LPG at prices ranging from N25.2 million to N26.2 million depending on the location.
The group cautioned that if urgent measures are not taken, the situation could worsen inflation, negatively affect businesses, and trigger job losses across sectors dependent on cooking gas.
NALPGAM therefore called on the federal government and key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and NNPC Limited, to intervene by stabilising supply and improving domestic distribution systems.