The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), has suggested ways to stabilise cooking gas market in the country
The group advised that there should be immediate measures to improve Liquefied Petroleum Gas availability nationwide, increased domestic LPG allocation to the Nigerian market, transparent and equitable distribution across regions .
In a statement, the group also emphasized the need for reduction of bottlenecks in importation, storage, and distribution, strategic interventions to stabilize retail prices and protect consumers, investment in critical storage and distribution infrastructure, as well as fashioning out policies that support affordability, sustainability, and long-term sector growth
It added:“We cannot stand by and watch millions of Nigerian families suffer in silence while access to clean cooking energy becomes increasingly difficult and unaffordable.For years, government and industry operators have worked to move Nigerians away from unsafe fuels. Those gains are now under serious threat.”
It reaffirmed the group’s readiness to collaborate with regulators and stakeholders in the industry
The group warned that Nigerians may soon revolt against gas station owners if nothing is done by the Federal Government to tame the erratic supply and undue hike in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, in the country.
It lamented that cooking gas now sells for over N1,500 per kilogram, while marketers pay as much as N25.2 million to N26.2 million for 20 metric tonnes depending on location.
It said: “It is sad and rather very pathetic to inform the general public that citizens now wake up to buy cooking gas at a prohibitive cost.If the situation is not immediately checked, the citizens may rise against the owners of gas filling stations.”
According to the group, price surge has inflicted severe hardship on millions of Nigerian households, food vendors, and low-income families who depend on LPG for daily cooking and survival.
It said marketers across the country are also struggling with persistent supply shortages, high depot prices, logistics bottlenecks, and rising operational costs.
It added: “Where product is available, it is sold at rates far beyond the reach of average Nigerians”
It warned that the crisis is eroding years of progress made by government policies and public-private campaigns to deepen LPG penetration as a safer alternative to kerosene, firewood, and charcoal.
It added:“Millions of Nigerians embraced cooking gas under the national clean energy transition agenda. Those gains are now at risk.Households cannot refill cylinders, small businesses are folding under rising energy costs, and many families are reverting to firewood and charcoal despite serious implications for public health, environmental degradation, and deforestation.”
It cautioned that failure to act could trigger wider socio-economic fallout, including accelerated food inflation, collapse of small-scale LPG retail businesses, job losses, reduced investor confidence, and a setback to Nigeria’s climate commitments.
