NIGERIANS are beginning to shift to dirty fuels such as sawdust and charcoal as the prices of cooking gas, also known as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), continue to rise.

The price of LPG in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) increased from an average of N4,800 for a 12.5kg cylinder in June to about N7500-N8000 in October.

In Lagos, two persons who bought gas between early and mid-October said they paid N6,400 and N7,200 respectively. The price was below N5,000 in June, they said.

The 10.5 kg of gas costs N6,300 to N6,500 in Abuja. Same in Lagos.

A resident of Port Harcourt Johnson Wogu said he bought 10.5kg at N6,000 in late September 2021.

According to warnings by gas marketers, the 12.5kg of gas is likely to cost N10,000 in the coming weeks.

Sarah Adejo, who lives in Piwoyi, Abuja, told The ICIR that she had newly acquired a charcoal stove with which she prepares food that consumes more gas such as beans.

“I don’t cook beans with gas anymore. I bought a charcoal stove and I use it to cook food that takes time to cook, like beans,” she said.

Yetunde Alade is a mother of three who lives in Mpape. She is considering the same option as Adejo and said it had been difficult keeping up with the steady increase in the price of the product.

A caterer Ebere Onyeali told The ICIR that she had resorted to use of charcoal for her cooking, stressing that most of her customers would not be able to pay beyond N400 per plate of food if she decided to raise the price.

“Charcoal is cheaper for me. The only difference is that I have to wake up very early to cook because charcoal takes time to get the food done.”

She urged the government to come up with incentives to ensure that price of gas was affordable to the common man.

Pape, Abuja-based Usman Aliyu, said he had moved to sawdust, which he could easily acquire with N1,000.

Tochukwu Ezemba, a resident of Onitsha in Anambra State, said his
family now uses kerosene stoves, which it had abandoned five years ago.
“We use kerosene stoves now. We also have a ‘saw dust stove.’ The problem with them, however, is that they waste a lot of time. Also, the sawdust stove emits a lot of smoke.”

Chidimma Okoye, who owns a sports centre in Kubwa, Abuja, told The ICIR that she could no longer cope with gas anymore and had resorted to charcoal.
“I have seven kids and all of them bathe with hot water every day before going to school. How do I cope with the increase in the price of gas? People are no longer buying my goods the way they used to. Moreover, these kids have to eat beans for they’re still growing up,” he said.

Obiageli Okparaku said 75kg bag of charcoal sold for N3500 and would last for more than three months.
“The charcoal is better. However, I will still need to wake up earlier than I used to ensure my food gets done on time,” she said.

President of the National Association of Liquified Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) Bassey Essien, who spoke in a recent symposium, had expressed worry that more Nigerians were gradually being forced to return to coal, sawdust, kerosene, and other dirty fuels, a situation he said had severe and environmental implications.

Gas marketers see lower patronage

The increase also threatens to put several gas suppliers out of business due to the extra financial burden and declining client base.

Chika Richard manages a gas station in Lugbe. A kilogram (kg) of cooking gas costs N600 at his facility. He sells a 5kg cylinder for N3000 and a 12.5kg cylinder for N7500.

Richard had sold a kilogram of gas at N4800 in the first half of this year. It had increased to N416/kg in June with a 12.5kg cylinder going for N5200. The price increased again in July and seemed to have maintained a steady rise since then.

“In July, there was an increase to N476 for 1kg, making 12.5kg N5950. It increased again to N512 in September,” he said.

He told The ICIR that he did not understand the reason behind the increase and noted that business had been slow in recent times.

“Customers are complaining a lot, especially those that use it for business. With the increase, the sales are reducing because many people can no longer afford the price. Now, when customers come, most of them are not happy. They ask the cause for the increase and I don’t know what the cause is,” he said.

https://www.icirnigeria.org/nigerians-shift-to-charcoal-sawdust-others-as-cooking-gas-prices-soar/

Survival of the fittest

Truly, there is trouble in the land

God will punish this useless government and those supporting them.

The price of LPG in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) increased from an average of N4,800 for a 12.5kg cylinder in June to about N7500-N8000 in October.

Times are getting tougher...no be joke.
I refilled my 12.5kg yesterday with N8,500 though - something I used to pay 4.5-5k for.

Change is truly here....

God will punish all Yoruba M.uslims Miscreants who voted this man

Buhari till 2023,

Atleast if [s][/s] Vulturegriller minus #8000 from his #30000 stipend nothing will remain.

The most funny part is that he will still subscribe to defend evil, by the end of the month the money don finish

Even the charcoal is equally not cheap anymore
Where do we run to

Only God will save us from this hard time

Do we also import gas? Thieves everywhere in Nigeria. Buhari shame on you and ur likes...

Leave the gas for them, so they can swallow and choke on it. Stvpid braind£ad c0ws.