Open your wallet. No, really. Cooking gas now costs N2,000 per kilogram in parts of Lagos.

That's not a typo.

The Numbers Across Nigeria

TheCable's survey on Monday painted a grim picture. In Ikorodu, Lagos, gas jumped from N1,300 to N1,800 per kg in just one month. At Afeeze Bus Stop in Ogba, prices hit N2,000/kg — up from N1,500 three weeks ago.

Akoka consumers paid N1,500/kg. Ojota was slightly lower at N1,400/kg.

In Ogun state, parts of the RCCG camp area in Mowe also touched N2,000/kg. Owerri residents paid N1,500/kg.

The federal capital territory wasn't spared. Lugbe reported N1,480/kg. Lokogoma climbed to N1,600/kg.

Why This Is Happening

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) blames supply shortages. Plain and simple.

In a joint statement, president Edu Inyang and executive secretary Bassey Effiong said operators now pay between N25.2 million and N26.2 million for a single 20-metric-tonne truck of LPG. That cost gets passed straight to consumers.

"The rising cost and erratic supply of cooking gas have imposed severe hardship on households, food vendors, small businesses and low-income earners who depend on LPG for daily cooking," the association said.

The Ripple Effect

This isn't just about cooking. NALPGAM warns the crisis threatens years of progress promoting clean cooking energy as an alternative to firewood and kerosene.

Without urgent intervention, they say food inflation could worsen, LPG businesses could shut down, jobs could be lost, and Nigeria's clean energy goals could collapse.

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What Marketers Want

NALPGAM is calling on the federal government, NMDPRA, NNPC Limited, and domestic producers to intervene. Their demands: increased domestic gas allocation, improved product availability, transparent distribution systems, reduced import bottlenecks, and strategic price stabilisation.

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The Bottom Line

"We cannot stand by and watch millions of Nigerian families suffer in silence while access to clean cooking energy becomes increasingly unaffordable," NALPGAM said.

Until the government acts, Nigerians will keep paying. And paying.