The scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, has spread across several Nigerian cities, with residents of Lagos, Ogun, Ibadan, Abuja, and other states.
Naijaonpoint reports that the scarcity has resulted in sharp price increases due to last week’s strike by Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) over its dispute with Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
The three-day strike, which disrupted supplies nationwide, has left retailers rationing stock, outlets running dry, and consumers paying record prices.
In the Federal Capital Territory, the cost of refilling a 12.5kg gas cylinder has jumped from ₦13,000 to between ₦17,000 and ₦18,750 depending on location. In key districts such as Wuse, Garki, Kubwa and Jabi, 1kg of LPG now sells for between ₦1,350 and ₦1,500.
In Lagos and Ogun states, the situation worsened over the weekend. Just last week, 1kg was priced at ₦1,000 in Lagos and ₦1,100 in Ogun. By Friday, the price had risen to ₦1,300, then ₦1,400 on Saturday. By Sunday, many residents paid between ₦1,600 and ₦1,800 per kg at retail outlets.
Mrs. Oluwole Adenike, a resident of Ogun State, told Leadership she could not find gas at two major stations and was forced to buy from a neighbourhood shop at ₦1,800 per kg.
Another Lagos resident, Mr. Temidayo Ogunbowale, said: “I bought at ₦1,000 per kg previously. But on Thursday, I paid ₦1,300 at a filling station. By the weekend, it had gone higher.”
In Ibadan, Oyo State, residents have been scrambling for gas since Friday as many depots and retailers ran out of stock. At the few outlets still dispensing, queues stretched long as demand overwhelmed supply.
Prices also spiked, with wholesale rates moving from ₦900–₦950 per kg to ₦1,000–₦1,100, while retailers increased from ₦1,100–₦1,300 to between ₦1,300 and ₦1,500. In remote areas, gas now sells above ₦1,500 per kg.
At BOVAS Petroleum in Ibadan, a kilogram was sold for ₦1,070 as of Saturday, October 4, compared to ₦970 just two weeks earlier.
A resident in Olodo said: “Cooking gas price has increased. We bought at ₦1,000 at Gasland. Now it is scarce and the queues are unbelievable.”
Retailers in Lagos, Ogun, and Ibadan confirmed to our reporters that the scarcity started on Tuesday when supply trucks stopped arriving from depots.
An attendant at a gas station in Ogun said his station was forced to ration the last stock, which finished on Saturday.
“We don’t know when the next supply will come in. The crisis between tanker drivers and Dangote has also complicated the matter,” a retailer in Awotan, Ibadan added.
The scarcity is not limited to the southwest. Reports from Port Harcourt, Cross River, Kano, and Kaduna show similar hikes, with prices climbing sharply as retailers ran out of stock.
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