Cooking gas hits ₦1,800/kg in Abuja as depot prices jump 31.8% — a 12.5kg refill now costs ₦22,500
Photo: Abuja residents queue with cooking-gas cylinders at a refill plant · Photo: The Sun (FILE PHOTO, 4 Nov 2026)
₦22,500 to fill a gas cylinder, weeks before Christmas, while supply is up and one refinery sells far cheaper than the depots.
Key points
- Cooking gas has risen to as high as ₦1,800 per kilogramme in Abuja and ₦1,650 in parts of Lagos and Ogun State. At ₦1,800/kg, a 12.5kg cylinder refill costs ₦22,500.
- The rise followed a 31.8% jump in depot prices, from ₦1,100 to ₦1,450 per kg within a month. Dangote Refinery sells at ₦1,150/kg at the depot — ₦295 below most competitors.
- NMDPRA figures show domestic LPG supply actually rose about 18% year-on-year in September — so this is a price shock, not a supply collapse. Prices vary by location; ₦1,800 is the highest reported, not a national rate.
The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), cooking gas, has risen to as high as ₦1,800 per kilogramme in Abuja and ₦1,650 per kg in parts of Lagos and Ogun State, according to market checks by TheCable on Thursday, 12 November, with further increases reported into Saturday morning.
In Lagos, Techno Oil outlets in Festac raised prices from ₦1,450 to ₦1,650 per kg; NipCo stations at First Gate and Trade Fair Complex rose from ₦1,280 to ₦1,480; in Ogun, Ecogas in Sagamu rose from ₦1,500 to ₦1,600. In Abuja, prices rose from ₦1,700 to ₦1,800 per kg, though NipCo sold at ₦1,650. At ₦1,800/kg, a 12.5kg cylinder refill costs ₦22,500 and a 5kg refill about ₦9,000.
The rise followed a 31.8% jump in depot prices, from ₦1,100 to ₦1,450 per kg within a month. Depot prices reported by Petroleumprice.ng put most depots at ₦1,445/kg, while Dangote Refinery sells at ₦1,150/kg — ₦295 below competitors. Gas expert Lawal Taofeek attributed the surge to seasonal demand (winter heating in Europe) and warned prices could keep rising until late December or early January.
NMDPRA figures show domestic LPG supply actually rose about 18% year-on-year in September — so this is a price shock, not a supply collapse. Prices vary by location and retailer: ₦1,800/kg is the highest reported (Abuja), not a national uniform price, and the depot price is not the retail price.
Why this matters
₦22,500 to fill a gas cylinder, weeks before Christmas, while supply is up and one refinery sells far cheaper than the depots. It is the cost-of-living story that touches nearly every Nigerian household.
Latest developments
First published 14 Nov 2026, 08:20 WAT.
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Sources
- TheCable — Cooking gas price hits N1,800/kg in Abuja, N1,650 in Lagos, Ogun (12 Nov 2026)
- Tribune — Lagos, Ogun, Oyo residents lament as retail price of cooking gas hits N1,800 (13 Nov 2026)
- Legit.ng — Cooking gas prices rise, Dangote, depots announce rates (13 Nov 2026)
Prices vary by location and retailer — ₦1,800/kg is the highest reported (Abuja), not a national uniform price. The depot price (₦1,445) is not the retail price, and Dangote's ₦1,150 is a depot/wholesale price. The photo is a file photo from 4 November, not from TheCable's 12 November survey.