Cooking gas prices steady as supply improves
Liquefied petroleum gas (cooking gas) is now more available in Nigeria, with prices stabilising between N1,000 and N1,400 per kilogramme depending on location. Retailers and consumers have noticed improved supply, especially compared to the severe scarcity experienced in previous months. Ayobami Olarinoye, National Chairman of the LPG Retailers branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, confirmed the market has become more stable. Many consumers still hope for further price reductions to encourage clean cooking.
TLDR
- Cooking gas is currently selling between N1,000 and N1,400 per kg, depending on location and seller.
- Some major marketers offer LPG at N900 directly to consumers, while retailers buy at N960 to N1,050 per kg.
- Ayobami Olarinoye says supply has improved, with some off-takers now receiving gas in Apapa, Lagos.
- Prices spiked to about N2,000/kg in some locations after a previous rift between the Dangote refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.
- Many consumers hope prices will fall below N1,000/kg to make clean cooking more affordable.
