The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has raised an alarm over worsening supply shortages and surging prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), warning that Nigeria’s clean energy transition is under serious threat as cooking gas now sells above N1,500 per kilogram nationwide.

The association said the crisis, driven by constrained supply, rising depot costs and distribution bottlenecks, is placing unbearable pressure on households, small businesses and low-income earners who depend on LPG for daily cooking needs.

In a statement jointly signed by its National President, Edu Inyang, and Executive Secretary, Bassey Essien, NALPGAM said marketers are now buying a 20 metric tonne truckload of LPG at between N25.2 million and N26.2 million, depending on location, describing the situation as unsustainable and dangerous for market stability.

“If the situation is not immediately checked, the citizens may rise against the owners of gas filling stations,” it warned.

The association said persistent supply disruptions have created a breakdown in the LPG value chain, affecting product availability across depots and retail outlets nationwide.

t noted that even when the product is available, it is sold at rates far beyond the reach of average Nigerians, eroding years of progress made in expanding access to clean cooking energy.

“It is sad and rather very pathetic to inform the general public that the citizens of Nigeria have woken up to buy cooking gas, which should be a social item at a prohibitive cost of over N1,500 per kg, while the marketers are made to pay as much as N25,200,000 or depending on location, N26,200,000 for a 20MT of cooking gas,” the association added.

The association said marketers are currently facing severe sourcing difficulties due to persistent shortages, logistics constraints, high depot prices and escalating operational costs across the country.

It stressed that the situation is undermining the Federal Government‘s clean energy policies designed to reduce dependence on kerosene, charcoal, and firewood, warning that many households are already reverting to traditional fuels.

According to NALPGAM, “this situation is seriously eroding the substantial progress made by the government on the usage of clean energy in the country.”

The marketers expressed concern that the gains achieved under Nigeria’s LPG penetration drive are being reversed, as families struggle to refill cylinders while small businesses face rising energy costs that threaten their survival.