The scarcity of cooking gas (LPG) in major Nigerian cities, including Lagos, Ogun, and Ibadan, has caused sharp price increases and widespread shortages. This is attributed mainly to the three-day oil workers’ strike, which cut the gas supply across the country.
Price increases were also recorded in other parts of the country, including Port Harcourt, Cross River, Kano and Kaduna States
Recall that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) had embarked on a nationwide strike last week to protest staff retrenchments at Dangote Refinery.
Though the strike has been suspended, gas retailers said that the disruption in supply led to rationing, stock depletion at many outlets, and soaring prices from N1,000 to as much as N1,800 per kilogramme in affected areas.
Checks reveal that in Abuja, the cost of refilling a 12.5kg cooking gas cylinder soared from N13,000 to a range of N17,000 to N18,750 depending on the location. Key commercial districts such as Wuse, Garki, and Kubwa report higher prices, with 1kg of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retailing between N1,350 and N1,500. Some outlets in Jabi, pricing 12.5kg cylinders around N17,000,
It was gathered that most retailers did not have the product as of Sunday morning, while those with stock also increased their prices.
Gas scarcity across Lagos and Ogun State metropolises has affected pricing, as Ikg of gas soared over the weekend.
As of last week, 1 kg of gas cost N1,000 in Lagos State and N1,100 in Ogun State gas stations.
However, as of Friday, the price had soared to N1,300 and went up to N1,400 on Saturday. Those who bought gas on Sunday said a Kg went for N1,500 at gas stations, while retailers sold at between N1,600 and N1,800 per kg.
An attendant at Ogun Gas Station along Ibogun Road in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State disclosed to our correspondent that, scarcity started last Tuesday when they couldn’t get the needed supply his firm demanded.
He said his station was just rationing the old stock, which finished on Saturday.
As of the time of this report, many retailer outlets visited by our correspondent had run out of stock, while those that had the stock were selling for as high as N1,800 per kg.
An Ogun State resident, Mrs Oluwole Adenike, said he couldn’t get gas at the two gas stations he checked yesterday and had to buy it at a retail shop in her neighbourhood for N1,800 per Kg.
“I just had to buy 2 kg until the situation subsides, ” she said.
A Lagos resident, Mr Temidayo Ogunbowale, said he observed the scarcity on Thursday when he wanted to refill his gas cylinder. He said he bought the previous one that finished at N1 000 per kg but that he purchased the current one from gas stations at N1,300 per Kg on Thursday.
The scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, has hit Ibadan, Oyo State, as residents scramble for the essential commodity.
It was gathered that residents of the ancient city have been experiencing the scarcity since Friday, as most of the stations that sell at wholesale and retail levels were not dispensing the product due to the shortage.
However, most of the gas stations and depots that had the commodity in stock experienced a large turnout of residents eager to buy it.
As a result, the price of LPG has also been increased, as a kilogramme of LPG, which previously went for between N900 and N950 in some depots at wholesale, is now being sold for between N1,000 and N1,100.
It was also gathered that a lkiogramme of LPG, which previously sold for between N1,100 and N1,300 at retailers’ shops, is now going for between N1,300 and N1,500, while it goes beyond N1,500 in some remote areas, especially places far from the city.
A visit to an LPG outlet belonging to BOVAS Petroleum Station revealed that a kilogramme of LPG was sold for N1,070 as of Saturday, October 4, 2025.
This contradicted the price obtainable at the outlet on September 15, 2025, when a kilogramme of LPG sold for N970.
The situation in Awotan, Apete, and other communities in Ido Local Government Area was not different from what was happening in other local government areas of the ancient city.
A resident who spoke with our correspondent noted that a litre of LPG was sold at a Gasland station on Thursday for N1,000.
She said this was contrary to what was obtainable in previous months, saying “Cooking gas price has increased. We bought it in Olodo at Gasland at the rate of N1,000. It was God that saved us. It is scarce now”.
Another resident said the scarcity might be connected to the ongoing crisis within the sector, adding ,“You can see the queue. I have never seen this before.
“It may be due to the crisis of the tanker drivers and Dangote. You know that they are having a crisis”.
A retailer who spoke with journalists on Sunday at Awotan, and begged not to be mentioned, said that the majority of retailers did not have the product.
“We don’t have it now. I can’t say this is the current price. The last one we sold, we sold at the rate of N1,400,” the retailer said.
