Cooking gas prices in Nigeria have refused to budge from punishing levels, hovering around N2,500 per kilogram, as a structural mismatch between domestic supply and surging demand threatens to unwind years of progress on clean energy adoption and push millions of households back to firewood and charcoal.
The price, which has more than doubled over three years, reflects a market under siege, one squeezed by inadequate infrastructure, foreign exchange volatility, and a gas export regime that has long prioritised overseas buyers over Nigerian consumers.
“I used to refill my 12.5kg cylinder every month, but now it is too expensive,” said Folake Afolabi, a resident of Agege in Lagos. “We have gone back to using charcoal for most of our cooking because it is what we can afford.”
Similar stories are emerging across the country as families adjust household budgets in response to rising living costs and persistent inflation.
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