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Nigerians in major cities are groaning under the rising cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, commonly called cooking gas, as the price has surged to as high as N2,400 per kilogramme in some retail outlets.

The sharp increase has worsened the hardship faced by households already battling soaring food prices and other living costs, pushing many to revert to less environmentally friendly alternatives such as firewood and charcoal.

Sunday PUNCH observed that while some filling stations sold the product at between N1,650 and N1,900 per kilogramme, neighbourhood retailers and black market operators charged significantly higher, up to N2,400 per kg depending on the location.

A housewife in Ibadan, Mrs Deborah Akintola, expressed frustration over the relentless hikes.

“Last week, I bought gas at Iyana Church Gasland at N1,600 per kilogramme. Now I hear it is N1,900 and even over N2,000 in some shops. In May, it was N1,000. This increase is just too much. Everything, including foodstuffs, is expensive,” she said.

At Bovas Filling Station in the Gbagi area of Ibadan, cooking gas was sold at N1,650 per kilogramme on Thursday.

A mother of two, Mary Dada, lamented the frequent fluctuations.

“I don’t understand why the price keeps going up. Every month, there is one increase or another. It’s just annoying,” she said.

In Lagos, residents shared similar complaints. Ibrahim Ozigis, who bought gas at Enyo Filling Station, Iju-Ishaga, said he paid N1,650 per kg this month compared to N1,100 in May.

Desire Billy, a resident of Isheri-Osun, said the rising cost was forcing many households to change their cooking habits.

“It has got to a point where you buy gas and cannot use it to cook beans. Last week, I bought it at N1,500 at AP Filling Station, whereas in February I bought it for N1,200. It keeps increasing,” she lamented.

In Ilorin, Kwara State, some residents have switched to charcoal.

Kemisola Nitta said some dealers had even suspended sales due to unstable prices.


“We have stopped using gas and opted for charcoal. I think it is cheaper,” she said.

Why prices remain high

Despite a significant increase in domestic production of LPG and reduced reliance on imports, prices have continued to climb.

Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority showed that local production from refineries and gas processing plants accounted for the bulk of supply between April 2025 and April 2026.

However, this has not translated into lower costs for consumers.

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers raised the alarm over erratic supply and rising costs, warning of possible scarcity.

In a statement signed by its National President, Edu Inyang, and Executive Secretary, Bassey Essien, the association said marketers now pay between N25.2 million and N26.2 million for 20 metric tonnes of the product.

“The citizens of Nigeria now have to buy cooking gas, which should be a social commodity, at a prohibitive cost of over N1,500 per kilogramme,” the association stated.

NALPGAM warned that the situation could trigger public unrest and undermine years of government efforts to promote clean cooking energy through increased LPG penetration.

A gas reseller in Ibadan, Opeyemi Olaire, attributed the high retail prices to transportation and operating costs.

“I sell at N2,400 per kilogramme. If I buy from Gasland at N1,700 and use an okada to transport it for N600, how much do you want me to sell it for? The government should look for a way to bring the price down,” she said.

The persistent rise in cooking gas prices is compounding the cost-of-living crisis, with many low-income families and small businesses struggling to cope.

Source: https://punchng.com/households-groan-as-cooking-gas-price-hits-n2400-kg

Well! Well!! Well!!! It is what it is... As bad as it is, we will survive!!!

We were happy naira was gaining momentum hence reduction in the proceed of crude oil... Gbam! We started in the middle East

Nigeria has never had it this bad.

Seriously it too unbearable

bought 1850 at retail price here in Aba last night.

Yarimo, how far. How market suffer head

Elofokan bale, ama gbewale. Don’t worry, by second term amagbewale.

Basically, Nigeria is practically doomed

Tinubu must go, Nigerians are tired of his toxic relationship

Adonispco:
bought 1850 at retail price here in Aba last night.

u better fill up 10 more cylinders and keep cos its about to get hot soon

[quote author=dawnomike post=139640179]Well! Well!! Well!!! It is what it is... As bad as it is, we will survive!!!

We need to stop this "we will survive" mentality even in the hardest. We keep encourage this leaders not to care since they believe we will always survive any situation. They may likely not care and also want to take advantage of the masses.

And Nigerians are quite,see
Gas
Fuel
Diesel
Light bills etc
Insecurities....in just 3years, choi!!Buhari tried

Still people are singing
"On his mandate they shall stand"

Brilliant 👏🏼
Maybe that’s what it’ll take for Nigerians to wake up🤭

The few people who are still bent on voting Tinubu, please on what logic are they making that irrational decision?
Is it because they hate Nigeria and want to see it destroy?
Because they have a pact with backwardness? Or any other asinine reasons?

Because at this stage, even tribalism and religious bigotry should not be cogent reasons for any rational human being to vote this terrorist organisation called APC.

Tinubu might be the Beast spoken about in Revelations Chapter 13

How are some family even surviving this perilous times ?

No wonder a lot of married men are now looking like drug addicts

And no marvel why we have a lot of prostitutes now,Nigera has never had it this bad.

Nigeria just got started, our mumu never still do us. APC are not here to build the Nation but to destroy and add more problems to Nigerian living. Stay away from APC. They are not here for you. They are working with devil

The master disaster is doing exactly what he knows how to do very well.

Reduce their purchasing power.
Widen the tax net.
Slow down the economy.

Then, finish them with hardship.

No price control, the common man always feels na village people dey do ham.


But truth be told, it's a crime been a Nigerian, no benefits that's make one proud of this name called NIGERIAN

shox:
Yarimo, how far. How market suffer head

Did yarimo tell you say na gas him dey use?

The guy dey one Ogbomosho bush like this dey search for firewood to use cook

I just dey pray make those bandits wey dey ravage the area no kidnap am for bush.

Tinubu no send am o!

Tinubu is just clueless in everything. He only cares about winning election at all costs.

I blame Nigerians for this.
Everything is government fault. What happened to the use of firewood.
Must everyone uses gas. People should learn how to manage the rice and ₦5000 they collected last election till when they would collect another one in 2027. Learn to manage everything is not by chochocho.
Don't paint the government black.

Hope the leadership of the Military, NPF, DSS and other security agencies will be proactive, bypassing protocol, informing President Tinubu, the President should as a matter of urgency suspend subsidy removal policy, Nigeria is about to collapse, I foresee a revolt soonest!!!

There are economic and security bandits who are hellbent on ensuring they make this man's government ungovernable.

But jagaban will triumph.

Sorry did you have a convenant with hardship because am amaze at this ur comment 😂 😂

If una like make una vote for Tinumbu again, na sawdust una go use dey cook.
You must get sense by force.

This blame game is another reason to vote u guys out a good government will take full responsibility not shifting blames . You are not elected to give excuses but profer solution ndi ara 😂

Last time I filled here in Lagos last week
It was 2k
I can’t believe those from the west are actually supporting this tinubu guy
Saying he has done well
He has actually made things worse
You can’t feed properly anymore
to go and come back from work safely na God hand you dey coz Nigeria fit happen to you

Tinubu just dey let devil dey use ham to take fullfil end time prophecy the Bible talked about.

APC continues to fail in matters
relating to the lives or welfare of its citizens.

The only thing they think, worry or
care about is politics and how to
retain power...😕😕😕😕

"What inflation blowing across the nation, hitting the people so hard so hard so hard" the words in the Mandators song.