Residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are currently experiencing scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas.
DAILY POST gathered that residents of the ancient city have been experiencing the scarcity since Friday.
It was learnt that some of the stations that sell at wholesale and retail levels are not dispensing the product due to the shortage.
Our correspondent learnt on Saturday that most of the gas stations and depots still selling are currently experiencing a large turnout of residents eager to buy the commodity.
DAILY POST reports that the price of LPG has also increased.
It was gathered that a litre of LPG, which previously went for between N900 and N950 in some depots at wholesale, is now being sold for between N1,000 and N1,100.
The situation is the same among retailers.
It was further learnt that the majority of retailers did not have the product as of Sunday morning. Those who had stock had also increased their prices.
Our correspondent gathered that a litre of LPG, which previously sold for between N1,100 and N1,300 at retailers’ shops, is now going for between N1,300 and N1,500.
Investigation by DAILY POST also revealed that the price of a litre of LPG goes beyond N1,500 in some remote areas, especially places far from the city.
A visit to an LPG outlet belonging to BOVAS Petroleum Station in the Awotan area of Ibadan revealed that a litre of LPG was sold for N1,070 as of Saturday, October 4, 2025.
This contrasts with the price obtainable at the outlet on September 15, 2025, when a litre of LPG sold for N970.
Our correspondent reports that the situation in Awotan, Apete, and other communities in Ido Local Government Area is not different from what is happening in other local government areas of the ancient city.
A resident of Olodo in Lagelu Local Government Area, who spoke with our correspondent, noted that a litre of LPG was sold at a Gasland station on Thursday for N1,000. She said this was contrary to what was obtainable in previous months.
“Cooking gas price has increased. We bought it in Olodo at Gasland at the rate of N1,000. It was God that saved us. It is scarce now,” she said.
A resident of Apete in Ido Local Government Area, who spoke with DAILY POST on Saturday, said the scarcity might be connected to the ongoing crisis within the sector.
He said, “You can see the queue. I have never seen this before. It may be due to the crisis of the tanker drivers and Dangote. You know that they are having a crisis.”
A retailer who spoke with DAILY POST on Sunday at Awotan, and begged not to be mentioned, said that the majority of retailers do not have the product.
“We don’t have it now. I can’t say this is the current price. The last one we sold, we sold at the rate of N1,400,” the retailer said.
Our correspondent reports that residents of Ibadan were still experiencing scarcity of LPG as at the time of filing this report on Sunday.
Residents scramble for LPG as scarcity hits Ibadan, marketers increase price