In my area, a gallon of kerosene was sold for N1,200 this weekend, can you imagine, this is too much, i hope the price has gone down now o.

It was #1500 as a last week in my area,but it has now reduced #1200, Thank God

A LITRE WAS SOLD FOR 50 NAIRA HERE IN WARRI SOME DAYS BACK ,BUT D QUEUE WAS SOMETHING ELSE, NOW U CANT EVEN FIND IT IN ANY FUEL STATION EXCEPT BLACK MARKETER (THEY SELL FOR BTW 150-200/LITRE.

pleep:

Are you guys really blaming the president for this?

no we are blaming OSAMA BIN LADEN for allowing OBAMA to kill him

Abeg, make one Ibo business man help us go China go manufacture stove wey we go dey use petrol with, wey no go catch fire. 

Sheybe we dey use petrol for gen and e no catch fire. We dey use gas to cook, and our house no catch fire. 

Since kerosene don turn to Gold, make we self wise up.

mr.official:

Abeg, make one Ibo business man help us go China go manufacture stove wey we go dey use petrol with, wey no go catch fire. 

Sheybe we dey use petrol for gen and e no catch fire. We dey use gas to cook, and our house no catch fire. 

Since kerosene don turn to Gold, make we self wise up.

. I don die o, Na. True u talk o

^^^ Na true noww. Them say, anything wey go up must come down, but no be for Nigeria. Once e don go up, e go hang there.

Finally, we go complain, nag, protest, after all, nothing go still happen. The petrol stove na the next available option.

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Wetin be your yahoo ID? or BB PIN. Make we talk jare.

Why cant people just switch to gas. It is cheaper on the long run. It's more efficient, cleaner , and you get your cooking done 5 times faster than kerosene stoves.

phuck_NL:

Why cant people just switch to gas.

Because lots of people are penny wise and pound foolish. They are also resistant to change and never willing to try something new.

efisher:

Because lots of people are penny wise and pound foolish. They are also resistant to change and never willing to try something new.

Not that people are resisitant to change. I think its ignorance and people think the initial cost of gas cooker and cylinder is expensive but in the long run for an average home, a 12.5kg gas cylinder can take you for a month. This is less expensive and you do not have to wash your pot or kettle with detergents all the time. So preach to as many as you can as I am aready doing that.

Some peeople wont change to gas cos they r careless with the use of a gas cylinder, as we all know that if the cylinder is not closed properly after use and there's gas leakage in the air, that can cause an explosion.

Even my grandmother in the village uses gas.

^^^^^^^^^^

Not quite true. Kerosene stoves and candles have burnt so many homes down. It rarely is the case that homes get burnt down due to gas (in naija ooh). Its really not that easy to burn your house down with a leaking gas cooker. There is a reason they add that odour to the gas so one can perceive it. As a matter of fact, depending on the concentration of the gas, sometimes you just get a quick flash/explosion but it usually doesnt get to the point of burning down your kitchen. Not saying it doesnt happen thoug!!!

People just need to be educated. Gas cookers are cheaper. They burn faster and cleaner thereby saving you time and money. You also dont have to go QUEUE to buy gas,

everyone around me (thats using kerosene) are just complaining. not only is it so expensive, but the rate at which it burns is too fast. the saddest part of this situation is that majority of the people that use kerosene stove are middle/low income earners. i try to advice them that gas is cheaper, cleaner and not as dangerous as they think. even our maiguard is switching to gas. we got him a 2 face gas burner and he's puting money together for the cylinder.

People just need to be educated. Gas cookers are cheaper. They burn faster and cleaner thereby saving you time and money. You also dont have to go QUEUE to buy gas,

true. i think this is the wake-up call they need to make a change for themselves.

hmmm I taught there were some order to reduce price

also during campaign we are promise kerosene to go for N50 - N60

fresh air abi?

im sure very soon now we'll start hearing about cases of kerosine explosion due to adulteration . may God deliver 9ja

This is why Jonathan should get down to work and not lose his head to just being president that talks. He needs step to step on toes and free Nigerain masses.

Gas is cheaper-in the long run.

Wonder why a large percentage of our educated population still uses kerosene powered stoves to cook!

The merits of LPG over Kerosene are too numerous--cleaner, faster, readily available, cheaper, flame can be regulated and its more environmentally friendly.

If those saying that they are ''careless'' can actually make up their mind to be careful and at the same time set their mind, body and soul to the cooking activity at any point in time, they will discover they can overcome their carelessness!

Its high time at least 50percent of our population commence usage of LPG for cooking and very soon to power cars!

Donlittle:

in lagos??

No, Benue state

mine is a family of 5. i refill my cylinder of 12.5kg (N2,800) and i use it for 6weeks. its cheaper, cleaner and faster.

i bought one for my mum in villa, they use their own 12.5Kg (N3,000) for 4months.

^Well said. Cheaper and cleaner.

I often wonder why the Government has not deemed it fit to license new Gas providers that will construct a national gas network to supply gas to every home.

And the gas will be metered, so you'll pay only for the units you use.
It'll be cleaner, cheaper and it will lessen the dependency on Kero.

Again, isn't this supposed to be N50 kerosene?

SUV:

mine is a family of 5. i refill my cylinder of 12.5kg (N2,800) and i use it for 6weeks. its cheaper, cleaner and faster.

i bought one for my mum in villa, they use their own 12.5Kg (N3,000) for 4months.

KAI!! na so-so salad una dey chop? kidding

faster and cleaner, I can understand. I'm not too sure about cheaper, especially if you're like me with an unyielding appetite for beeaaaaannnssss! 

SanFranc:

Wonder why a large percentage of our educated population still uses kerosene powered stoves to cook!

probably because the initial cost scares them. I mean it is about the same reason why many, even those who use gas, still use generators for power(flushing money down the drain each year, when they could switch to renewables, spend less in the long run, and get cleaner and quieter energy.

Kobojunkie:

Again, isn't this supposed to be N50 kerosene?

where did you get this from?

as stated by Blue tooth- the rise in the price of kerosene is caused by some unscrupulous suppliers of Diesel. initially due the the price difference btw diesel (=N=110) and kerosine (=N=50.00) 2008 thereabouts. some evil geniuses came up with a way of beating the competition - a mixing formulae was developed- for a typical 33000 liter truck, the suppliers buys 20,000 litres of diesel and mixes it with 13,000 liters of kerosine in what is popularly termed "rice and beans". the beauty of this mixture is it still meets the octane range required by the diesel engines. unfortunately the trend caught on and every tom, dick and harry is into this mixing, the resultant is the perpetual scarcity of kerosene. and the law of demand/supply and price takes full effect- basically the price of kerosene goes up- shikena!!!!!

Mai Suya:

where did you get this from?

The price, after subsidies, which already applies, is meant to be around N50 - N60, so what happened? And who makes the killing during this hike, no matter how temporary it turns out?

Kobojunkie:

The price, after subsidies, which already applies, is meant to be around N50 - N60, so what happened? And who makes the killing during this hike, no matter how temporary it turns out?

I'm not quite sure myself. It probably may not be too far from the picture painted by synthesis.

You better believe. Two weeks ago i bought for N850, now its over 1k.

^^^^ Why haven't you switched over to gas as many continue to wonder?

snthesis:

as stated by Blue tooth- the rise in the price of kerosene is caused by some unscrupulous suppliers of Diesel. initially due the the price difference btw diesel (=N=110) and kerosine (=N=50.00) 2008 thereabouts. some evil geniuses came up with a way of beating the competition - a mixing formulae was developed- for a typical 33000 liter truck, the suppliers buys 20,000 litres of diesel and mixes it with 13,000 liters of kerosine in what is popularly termed "rice and beans". the beauty of this mixture is it still meets the octane range required by the diesel engines. unfortunately the trend caught on and every tom, manliness and harry is into this mixing, the resultant is the perpetual scarcity of kerosene. and the law of demand/supply and price takes full effect- basically the price of kerosene goes up- shikena!!!!!

Even with all the flaring that's going on

SUV:

mine is a family of 5. i refill my cylinder of 12.5kg (N2,800) and i use it for 6weeks. its cheaper, cleaner and faster.

i bought one for my mum in villa, they use their own 12.5Kg (N3,000) for 4months.

When kerosene was N50 per liter, you could cook a complete mean with 1 liter (soup that can last a week), in the long run, we use to use just 10 liters in 1 month, which is less than N520, why would i buy 12.5KG of gas for N2,800 for six week when i can use just N1040 of kerosene for 8 weeks?

This is why most people (low earners) prefer stove to gas cooker.

One more thing, with the risk involve in Nigeria (some even mix petrol with gas (dunno how possible is that), people tend to stay away from it (since the low earners are mostly illiterates and always afraid to change).

Lastly, what makes you people think when there's a sharp rise in the demand for gas cookers and gas, the price won't rise to like N6,000 per 12.5kg? you're in Nigeria and gas scarcity should also be put into consideration when there's a market for it.