The price of cooking gas has hit an all-time high in Nigeria,
selling for N4,000 from the previous price of N2,500.
In reaction to the price increase, consumers have expressed their frustrations
over the escalating price of the commodity. Some consumers who spoke to Daily
Sun at the premises of some retail outlets Thursday in Lagos said they have
resorted to kerosene and other energy sources. ‘‘I have been out of cooking gas
since Saturday and all efforts to get the product has been abortive. The only
place I saw it insisted on N4,000. That, to me, is on the high side. Please,
help us appeal to government to address the situation,’’ said Mrs. Linda Opara,
a housewife.
The situation is, however, different for those who live in
highbrow areas as the retail outlets in such locations have jacked up the
prices to N5,000 for a 12.5kg cylinder of gas.
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