NNPC Blames PENGASSAN Strike for Sharp Rise in Cooking Gas Prices
TEC News | 7th September,2025.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has attributed the recent spike in the price of cooking gas across the country to the industrial action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
Speaking with State House correspondents on Sunday after a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, Bayo Ojulari, explained that the strike disrupted gas loading and distribution for several days, creating temporary shortages and price distortions.
“The increase you saw was relatively artificial,” Ojulari stated. “During the strike, movement and loading were delayed by about two to three days. As things return to normal, it takes some time for distribution to stabilize. Unfortunately, some people took advantage of the situation to hike prices.”
Market checks by TEC News revealed that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, now sells for about ₦2,000 per kilogram in Lagos and ₦1,600 in Abuja — a steep rise from the previous rates recorded before the strike.
Ojulari assured Nigerians that the situation is temporary and that prices would stabilize as operations resume fully across the depots. He stressed that the PENGASSAN strike was the major trigger of the supply chain disruption that affected logistics nationwide.
It will be recalled that PENGASSAN embarked on a nationwide strike following the dismissal of some Nigerian workers at the Dangote Refinery. The union suspended the action on October 1 after government intervention led to an agreement to redeploy the affected staff.
Reaffirming NNPC’s commitment to ensuring a stable gas supply, Ojulari said the company is already working to restore full distribution and ease the price burden on consumers.