Cooking gas prices in Naija don dey rise - Wetin you need know for 2025

For 2025, the price of cooking gas (LPG) for Naija don sharply go up. Many people wey dey use am for house don dey complain say e dey affect their pocket and make dem think twice before dem go cook with gas.

How much be cooking gas now?

According to wetin dem talk from National Bureau of Statistics, the average price for 5kg cylinder na around ₦5,200 to ₦5,500, while 12.5kg fit reach ₦13,000 to ₦14,000, depending on where you dey. That one mean say per kg fit cost ₦1,040 to ₦1,100.

Price dey vary for different places

• Lagos and Abuja - price high pass because demand dey plenty and transport wahala dey.
• Kano and Kaduna - price small low but still dey bite.
• South-South and South-East - sometimes gas no dey reach well, so price fit jump.

Wetin dey cause the price wahala?

• Dollar wahala - Naija dey import many things for gas business, and dollar don cost.
• Global market - gas price for abroad don rise, e dey affect us here.
• Transport and logistics - road no good, tankers dey struggle to deliver.
• Tax and government policy - some new charges dey wey dey make price go up.

How e dey affect people?

• Plenty families don dey go back to firewood and charcoal, which no good for health or environment.
• E dey slow down the plan wey government get to make people use clean energy.

Wetin fit help?

• Government fit give subsidy to help poor people buy gas.
• Make we produce LPG for Naija instead of importing everything.
• Better transport and storage go help reduce cost.
• Market regulation go stop people wey dey hike price anyhow.