Cooking gas price hits N1700 per kilogram in Nigeria

Liquefied petroleum gas, also known as cooking gas, called LPG, has been experiencing price changes recently. A recent market survey by DAILY POST revealed that LPG prices at filling stations in Abuja, Nigeria, ranged from N1,300 to N1,500 per kilogram. This price range applied to retail outlets operated by AA Rano, Ranoil, and MRS filling stations in Abuja.

However, other micro-LPG retail outlets in the city charged customers between N1,600 and N1,700 per kilogram for the product. Weeks ago, cooking gas prices had plummeted to N1,200 per kilogram before the recent surge. The spokesperson for the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company, NIPCO, Lawal Taofeek, explained that the price fluctuations are due to volatility in global petroleum product prices.

He told DAILY POST that it is due to fluctuations in global energy prices. LPG prices did ease in August 2026 after Dangote Refinery and depot owners lowered their prices. According to a factsheet released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority in August, LPG imports surged by 44 percent to 1.3 million metric tonnes per day, up from 0.9 million metric tonnes per day.