The price of liquefied petroleum gas, popularly known as cooking gas, has increased across Nigeria amid complaints of scarcity by marketers.
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) disclosed that the price of cooking gas has climbed to about ₦1,500 per kilogram from ₦1,200 in Abuja.
NALPGAM President, Edu Inyang, and the association’s Executive Secretary, Bassey Essien, made this known in a joint statement issued over the weekend.
The latest increase represents a ₦300 rise per kilogram, translating to about a 25 percent jump in price.
The development means Nigerians already struggling with the high cost of living may now spend even more to refill cooking gas cylinders, depending on their location.
“The citizens of Nigeria have woken up to buy cooking gas, which should be a social item, at a prohibitive cost of over ₦1,500 per kg,” the marketers stated.
They also warned that continued increases could trigger public anger toward operators of gas filling stations if urgent action is not taken by the federal government.
“We feel that if the situation is not immediately checked, citizens may rise against owners of gas filling stations,” the statement added.