Families in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria are reeling under the pressure of soaring Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, with the commodity now selling for as high as N3,500 per kilogram in some retail outlets.
The shortage, which became noticeable last Thursday, has forced many households to seek alternative energy sources such as electricity and charcoal.
Long queues were observed at gas stations across Lagos on Monday, October 6, 2025, as residents scrambled to refill their cylinders.
Some of the residents described the situation as unbearable, adding that many households were forced to consider electric or charcoal alternatives.
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The President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), Olatunbosun Oladapo, attributed the scarcity and sharp rise in cost to a temporary supply distortion triggered by the PENGASSAN strike and internal maintenance at the Dangote Refinery.
Oladapo stated that while the strike disrupted vessel berthing at Lagos terminals, the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) had supplied Port Harcourt in large volumes, which is why the South-South region did not witness similar scarcity.
He, however, assured that normalcy would return in the coming days as Dangote and other suppliers resume full-scale loading.
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