The cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly known as cooking gas, has continued to rise across Nigeria as Muslims prepare for the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, with prices approaching N2,000 per kilogramme in several areas.
The Federal Government had earlier declared Wednesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays for the Sallah celebration.
Checks by our correspondent revealed that LPG, which was sold below N1,000 per kilogramme in recent months, now sells between N1,500 and N1,800 in many locations nationwide.
Residents in the South-West said the product now costs close to N2,000 per kilogramme in some border communities in Ogun State, while buyers in Lagos, Abeokuta, and Ibadan pay between N1,600 and N1,700. In northern states, prices range from N1,800 to N2,000 per kilogramme.
“Cooking gas is now becoming too expensive for ordinary families. Many people may soon return to using firewood because they can no longer afford refilling their cylinders,” a consumer, Adebayo, said.
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This marks the first increase in cooking gas prices in 2026 and the second major hike within seven months, following the disruption in the oil and gas sector in October 2025 linked to tensions between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria.
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers has expressed concern over unstable supply and rising costs of LPG, warning that the situation may lead to scarcity and deepen economic hardship for Nigerians.
According to the association, cooking gas is now being sold above N1,500 per kilogramme, while marketers currently pay between N25.2 million and N26.2 million for 20 metric tonnes of the product, depending on location.
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In a statement signed by the National President of the association, Edu Inyang, and its Executive Secretary, Mr Bassey Essien, the marketers described the situation as “sad and rather very pathetic”.
“The citizens of Nigeria have woken up to buy cooking gas, which should be a social item, at a prohibitive cost of over N1,500 per kg, while the marketers are made to pay as much as N25,200,000 or, depending on the location, N26,200,000 for 20 metric tonnes of cooking gas.
“We feel that if the situation is not immediately checked, the citizens may rise against the owners of gas filling stations,” the marketers expressed fears.
The association said the increase has created hardship for households, food vendors, small businesses, and low-income earners who depend on cooking gas daily.
It also warned that the rising cost threatens years of progress made under the Federal Government’s clean energy drive and LPG adoption campaign.
“While millions of Nigerians have embraced cooking gas as a result of the national clean energy transition agenda, it is sad to state that those gains are at risk as households are struggling to refill cylinders, small businesses are folding under rising energy costs, while many families are reverting to firewood and charcoal despite the serious implications for public health, environmental degradation, and deforestation,” it said.
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NALPGAM further warned that failure to address the issue quickly could lead to “accelerated food inflation, the collapse of small-scale LPG retail businesses, job losses, reduced investor confidence, and a significant setback to Nigeria’s clean energy and climate commitments”.
