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Find out more as Dangote cooking gas price falls below imported depot rates
Dangote marketers cut cooking gas prices to N985/kg, undercutting depot rates and raising hopes of cheaper LPG nationwide as competition intensifies among suppliers.
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Daily Post Nigeria
· Jul 10, 2026
Marketers give update on cooking gas price reduction in Nigeria
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers has issued an important update on LPG, known as cooking gas, prices in Nigeria. The president of NALPGAM, Edu Inyang, said on Thursday that despite improved supply nationwide, cooking gas prices have yet to cool off as expected in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that cooking gas price [] Marketers give update on cooking gas price reduction in Nigeria
Dateline Nigeria
· Jun 28, 2026
Crude price fall: FCCPC frowns at exploitation in oil market, to sanction profiteers
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed concern over findings from an ongoing surveillance of the downstream petroleum market suggesting undue exploitation of consumers. In its statement, FCCPC stated that a review of the gantry prices of local refiners, marketers, depot operators and retail outlet operators revealed token reductions in prices that The post Crude price fall: FCCPC frowns at exploitation in oil market, to sanction profiteers appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.
Bloomberg
· Jul 9, 2026
India’s Wartime Buying Spree Leaves Behind Cooking Gas Glut
India’s frenzied efforts to counter disruptions in cooking gas supplies over the past months, while cargoes remained trapped in the Persian Gulf, has left state-run fuel retailers with the opposite problem — more than they can sell.
Vanguard News
· Jun 24, 2026
Fuel Supply: NMDPRA grants new import permits to seven oil marketers
By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria’s downstream petroleum regulator has approved a fresh round of fuel import permits for major oil marketers as concerns grow over domestic supply level. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) issued the new approvals to selected marketers for the third quarter of 2026, covering the importation of [] The post Fuel Supply: NMDPRA grants new import permits to seven oil marketers appeared first on Vanguard News.
Malay Mail
· Jun 26, 2026
Azalina: Petronas fuel supply expected to remain stable until August
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Euro Weekly News
· Jun 27, 2026
Why a video showing how to make olive oil is going viral as food prices rise
In Spain, the weekly food shop has become noticeably more expensive for many households. Not in a sudden way, but []
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