Find out more as Dealers announce new price for cooking gas nationwide

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Cooking gas prices have surged nationwide, pushing the cost of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder to above N22,000Dealers and marketers blame the increase on supply shortages, high depot prices, and logistics challengesStakeholders, including NALPGAM and PETROAN, say the situation threatens Nigeria’s clean energy transition

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Nigerian households are once again facing financial strain following new pricing announced by cooking gas dealers that has increased the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to between N1,800 and N2,000 per kg in major cities from the previous average rate of N1,300 per kg.

Nigerians pay more as cooking gas reaches N2,000 per kg Photo: nusoh
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DailyTrust reports that at depots and retail stations in Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ilorin, and Port Harcourt, the new price has increased the cost of refilling a 12.5kg