Cooking gas

By Sabiu Abdullahi

The cost of liquefied petroleum gas, popularly known as cooking gas, has started dropping in several parts of Nigeria after weeks of price increases linked to supply shortages.

Findings at some cooking gas outlets in Abuja showed that the product now sells between N1,450 and N1,500 per kilogram at stations operated by AA Shafa and Ranoil in areas such as Dutse and Gwarimpa.

Retail outlets in Kubwa, Dawaki, Bwari, Lugbe and other parts of the Federal Capital Territory were also found to be selling cooking gas between N1,650 and N1,700 per kilogram, depending on the location. The prices had earlier climbed to about N2,000 per kilogram in some areas.

The latest development indicates that cooking gas prices have dropped by between N200 and N350 per kilogram in recent weeks.

Checks further revealed that depot owners currently sell LPG between N1,065 and N1,100 per litre for a kilogram.

Despite the recent reduction, the price of cooking gas remains higher than the N1,000 to N1,200 range recorded before May 27, 2026.

Industry operators had earlier called for an increase in LPG imports to improve supply across the country.

Spokespersons of the Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, and Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company Plc, NIPCO, Chinedu Ukadike and Taofeek Lawal, attributed the earlier increase in cooking gas prices to seasonal factors, rising demand and supply shortages.

By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini

Kano State House of Assembly has commenced the process of regulating the indiscriminate sale of cooking gas within the Kano metropolis.

The assembly is set to repeal and also insert a section in the State Fire Service Directorate Edict No 17 of 1970 to accommodate the move.

The measure followed a report by the standing committee on special duties after an investigation on the sale of cooking gas within residential areas during plenary on Wednesday.

While presenting the report, the committee chairman and member representing Gezawa constituency, Abdullahi Yahaya, said the Kano State Fire Service Directorate reported about 475 illegal cooking gas premises after engaging with relevant stakeholders within the state.

He also stated that statistics available from the state chapter of the Nigerian Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NRDPRA) showed that there are 234 unlicensed natural gas retailers in the state.

Yahaya added that the investigation was carried out following a motion moved by a member representing Kiru constituency, Hon. Tasiu Abubakar on the hazards of the sale of the product within the metropolis.