Cooking Gas: Nigerians to resort to firewood for cooking as prices soar

Some residents of Nigeria’s South-east region have said they would resort to firewood and charcoal if prices of cooking gas continue to soar.

For instance, a 12.5kg cylinder, which was sold for N6,800 in September, had increased to between N7,800 and N8,000, depending on locations.A manager of one of the gas plants in Awka told NAN that the hike was as a result of the current devaluation of the naira. “As a civil servant with no increment in salary, it is now becoming very difficult keeping up with the everyday rise in prices of food stuff, transportation, rent and now cooking gas.

“We have increased the prices of the food we sell just to meet up, but we are losing customers because many of them cannot afford to pay. It is a similar situation in all the states in the South-east, as consumers groan over the rising cost of cooking gas. According to him, the problem of insecurity in the country, which affected farming, coupled with the border closure, has contributed majorly to the high cost of food items.

Others attributed the hike to the increase in transport fares and the inability of farmers to produce enough food for domestic consumption as a result of insecurity in the country. “Farmers, out of fear for their lives, have not been going to the farm. This contributes to the price increases we are witnessing.

That's your NEXT LEVEL 2023, collect 5k or Congo of rice again and sell your future again E no go better for those who voted for MBuhari and OfficialAPCNg

Hmm a country that supplies gas to Ghana for their un-interrupted light cannot make the price of gas low. Thank God both supporters and critics will experience it

The worst government in Nigeria's history.

It's not a lie. Deforestation looming

Nigeria gradually moving backwards

Thanks to MBuhari ProfOsinbajo and OfficialAPCNg that failed woefully

No matter how bad the economy gets u can never find an IBO man selling suya

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