A serious scarcity of cooking gas, blamed on a strike and refinery maintenance, has pushed retail LPG prices in parts of Lagos and Ogun to between N1,800 and N3,500 per kilogram.
Retailers in Lagos and Ogun states are now selling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at rates between N1,800 and N3,500 per kilogram, with filling stations offering it at around N2,500, reflecting a sharp uptick in prices.
At Ijeshatedo in Lagos, one consumer lamented that “long queues had become a daily ordeal, with retailers selling between N3,000 and N3,500 per kilogramme,” as she recounted spending hours searching for gas before giving up. Residents in Atan, Ogun State, similarly reported paying N2,000 to N2,500, while in Igando prices ranged from N1,800 to N2,000 depending on location.
Olatunbosun Oladapo, President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), attributed the disruption to “a temporary supply distortion triggered by the PENGASSAN strike and internal maintenance at the Dangote Refinery.” He further said, “At the moment, I can tell you authoritatively that most of our LPG supply is produced locally. Importation is minimal. In fact, if you import now, you might incur losses because local supply has increased significantly.”
Energy law expert Dr. Ayodele Oni also warned that despite rising upstream production, domestic LPG remains periodically scarce because a large share is exported rather than directed to local bottling and retail.