LPG price update Nigeria: Cooking gas now available between N1,000 and N1,400/kg as market stabilises after 2025 shortages
There is cautious optimism among retailers and consumers as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) becomes more available, currently selling between N1,000 and N1,400 per kilogramme across Nigeria.
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A market survey found that cooking gas became increasingly accessible towards the end of 2025, contrasting sharply with severe shortages experienced in September and October last year.
Consumers in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and other states reported paying between N1,050 and N1,400 per kilogramme, depending on location and seller.
Some major marketers were offering LPG directly to consumers for as low as N900/kg.
The improvement in supply comes after a rift between the Dangote refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria caused gas facility shutdowns in September and October, which had pushed prices to nearly N2,000/kg in some locations.
National Chairman of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Ayobami Olarinoye, said the market has now stabilised, with some off-takers receiving gas in Apapa, Lagos.
According to Olarinoye, retail prices range between N1,300 and N1,400 per kilogramme in neighbourhoods, though prices may be lower at filling stations or gas plants depending on location and logistics.
He explained that retailers currently buy from major marketers at between N960 and N1,050/kg, and that sales below N1,000/kg are typically direct from plant owners to consumers.
“The LPG market is relatively stabilised. Some off-takers have gas now in Apapa. Retail prices are between N1,300 and N1,400 per kg at retail outlets. It may be cheaper at fuel stations and gas plants,” Olarinoye said.
Consumers remain hopeful that prices will fall below N1,000/kg in 2026, a step seen as crucial to promoting clean cooking across the country.
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The Dangote refinery has previously promised to help lower LPG costs by selling directly to consumers, a move expected to ease retail prices further in the new year.
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