The Federal Government has stopped the export of locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, to prioritise domestic supply.
The measure, announced by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, on Tuesday, is intended to mitigate the soaring price of gas and will take effect from November 1, 2024.
This information was contained in a statement by the spokesman for the Minister, Louis Ibah, in Abuja.
Ibah stated that the decision was reached after the minister convened a high-level meeting in Abuja with stakeholders to address the skyrocketing prices and their attendant hardship on Nigerians
