Consumers have lamented the spiralling prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, otherwise known as cooking gas in the country.

They said the escalating cost of the product is at variance with the campaign against consumption of clean, cheap and environmentally compliant energy source being championed by the government.

Daily Trust reports that cooking gas prices have increased to N1,500 per kilogram in many areas of the country, while depot prices have also increased, with 20 metric tonnes (MT) of gas costing over N21 million, rising from N18 million in the month of March.

The South-South region continues to experience the highest prices, while northern parts sometimes report slightly lower prices, although all regions are facing upward pressure.

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Vendors sell 12.5kg at N16,800 in Kano

In Kano some vendors sell 12.5kg for N16,800 in Kano. MM Fago, a cooking gas retail outlet in Kano is selling 12.5 kg of LPG at N16800 up from N14800 it was previously selling.

Refill of a 6 kg cylinder now cost N8400 up from N7400 sold previously.

However, at Alfa Tashir LPG gas plant, a kg is sold at N1220 which means 12.5 kg will cost N15,250 while 6 kg will cost N7,320.

Nasiru Ali, a resident said he buys at the retail outlets because when he factors transport cost the price is almost the same.

He explained that sometimes he buys charcoal to save the gas especially when it comes to warming water for bath.

A civil servant, Mrs. Aduke Joseph, lamented the high cost of cooking gas in the country, saying the increase and all other expenses make mess of her meagre salary.

“I choose days I use cooking gas and sometimes I use charcoal to supplement this for obvious reasons,” she told Daily Trust in a chat.

To her, the huge cost of cooking gas does not worth the pain for Nigerians on the strength that the country has enough deposit of the natural resource.

An Ibadan house wife, Ashabi Lawal, said she has switched to firewood, Coalport and sun dust to cook pending when the prices of cooking gas will ease.

She told Daily Trust she can’t afford the cost for now, adding that her little income can’t match the current cost.

In Abuja, the price of 1kg of cooking Gas has surged to N1,300 in recent past with consumers saying the price has made them to use alternative sources of cooking like charcoal stove, among others.

Halima Ibrahim said she now relies mostly on charcoal to cook for her family since the cost of cooking gas has increased.

“To fill a 6kg cylinder is N7,800 and at times it does not last for a month. This is a commodity I once bought N300 per kilo. How much do I earn that will require me to be spending close to N8,000 per month for cooking gas alone? It is cheaper for me to use a charcoal stove so that is what we are using at home.

Also, David Emmanuel said the high price of cooking Gas made him to purchase two or three kilos when refilling it.

On his part, a dealer of the product said the it sold to retailers at the cost of N1,000 or N1,100 to retailers and the N200 is the profit they make.

“I can’t really say what caused the price to increase but tgat has been the price for the past four months. It is the marketers or dealers that cab explain it,” he said.

Observers blame the skyrocketing cooking gas prices in Nigeria on the lingering geopolitical crises in the Middle East, which they said is affecting oil production and shipping, directly leading to higher international cooking gas prices.

They also blamed the high prices on weakness of the Naira against the US and insufficient domestic supply and infrastructure which increased the cost of imported gas components.

Nigeria’s overall cooking gas supply was around 4.7 metric tonnes per day in February 2026, down from 5.1 metric tonnes in December 2025 due to global energy disruptions and rising prices.

Indigenous refineries, including NLNG, supplied 87% of Nigeria’s cooking gas in 2025, with NLNG contributing more to this output.

Speaking with Daily Trust, Mr. Rasheed Adeleke, a businessman, said the escalating cost of cooking gas has eaten deep into his expenses, forcing him to spend more than the projected budget for his family.

According to him, the erratic power supply and huge cost of fuel have not only caused him nightmare but also left him helpless about the needless energy costs in Nigeria.

“I’m helpless about the needless cost of energy costs in Nigeria right now.It’s both disincentive to industrial and domestic uses on the strength of the current erratic cost of the products lately.

“The rising cost of cooking gas unsettles me right now. N1,500 per kilogram on cooking gas is killing and definitely not good enough right now as the economy bites harder. The cooking gas even burns faster than before, making it a necessity for us to refill before the projected day it’ll finish.”

According to him, the escalating crises in the Middle East and the Nigeria’s weak Naira are not enough to hold the consumers of cooking gas in the country by the jugular.

Government, he advised, should be proactive enough on increased utilisation of domestic gas through proactive strategies that would improve supply of the product in Nigeria.

He added: “Government should come in here, by discouraging the escalating prices of cooking gas in Nigeria.More Nigerians will have no choice than to shun consumption of the gas if it’s not affordable enough for purchase.

This will defeat the intent of the government to promote gas economy through increase consumption of cooking gas in Nigeria.” (Daily Trust)

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