Lady Laments After Seeing New Gas Price in Lagos, Warns Nigerians: "No Let Your Own Finish O"
- A Nigerian lady living in Lagos went to buy gas and was shocked by the new price, saying she couldn’t believe 1kg now costs that much
- She explained that gas has become scarce in her area, with many sellers increasing prices due to the shortage
- The lady advised those who still have gas at home not to let it run out to avoid facing the same problem
A Nigerian lady based in Lagos cried out on social media after discovering the new price of gas during her visit to a filling station.
She took to her page to share her experience, and many people reacted with their own stories about the scarcity.
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Nigerians laments high gas price
This happened amid the ongoing gas scarcity in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria.
Nigerians have shared their experiences with the high cost of cooking gas in some areas of Lagos, as new reports of scarcity continue to emerge from other parts of the country.
The scarcity has caused a sharp increase in the price of gas, and several Nigerians who went to refill their cylinders have taken to social media to express frustration, sharing their personal encounters at various filling stations.
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According to a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by a lady with the username @Pallettendrapes, she revealed how much she paid for gas and described the experience as unbelievable.
She wrote on her page:
"I still can’t believe I bought gas at ₦3,000 per kg today, abeg. Nigeria, well done."
She went on to explain that the scarcity had forced many retailers to raise their prices, making things even harder for residents.
"It has been so scarce here, and most retailers had to increase prices. Today was a lot."
The lady also advised people who still have gas at home not to let theirs run out, to avoid being stranded.
"No let your own gas finish o."
As her post went viral, many others with similar experiences flooded the comment section to share their thoughts and frustrations.
Reactions as lady laments new gas price
Irene Faith738 wrote:
"Sorry we have called off strike by Monday prices will have dropped."
Midas touché said:
"Be like na only lagos gas cost o; i bought 1080/kg yesterday evening."
Accura8 shared:
"I feel my 12.5kg last weekend, I’m just so happy."
Amaka David wrote:
"Wait what's going on here. is like I no dey Nigeria again o. abeg make una explain to me what's going on biko."
tweety92 noted:
"I got it 2500 per kg yesterday."
mommyjoel7 stressed:
"My husband fill 1100 per kg."
Jennifer Kennedy said:
"Today 1500 per kg."
BEZZY added:
"Me smiling with my 10kg filled to the brim."
BASH shared:
"I filled 12kg and 3kg 21k yesterday."
Harbeekee0106 noted:
"There is nothing we don't suffer from in this country from petrol to kerosene, diesel and now gas nawa for Nigeria my country,2k per kg."
joechok1 said:
"I bought gas at 2500 per kg… this is wickedness in an oil producing country oo."
benbond87 noted:
"Please which are is it and it is that no other place to buy gas."
Anastasia Chinonso Official added:
"Ahhhhhh. I don go cook moimoi with my gas. Bloodddd of Jesus."
strawberry wrote:
"I just keep my gas one side till all this things will stop."
Good Ness said:
"Likegas was scarce yesterday."
LOLOARABIANTIGER 1 wrote:
"Na my friend borrow me 1 …. Omo it’s not easy."
Oye wrote:
"1kg for 1800 yesterday with extra wahala."
yaboshrim shared:
"When did this one start, God abeg."
REGGIE said:
"And suddenly we got so creative na 2200 for my area this morning oo."
REGGIE noted:
"and suddenly we got so creative na 2200 for my area this morning oo."
Ebukabanky said:
"Lagos and wahala, I bought 1,140kg yesterday."
life of justin added:
"just imagine we have gas scarcity in Nigeria."
aderemiolusa stressed:
"I just filled 12.5kg on Thursday morning by afternoon scarcity don start."
ahannajack wrote:
"Hank God say my stove still dey. I no fit follow una do this kind line up."
Herdemie noted:
"I don reduce cooking because of this scarcity .This too shall pass."
Alliu Ibrahim Babatunde shared:
"What we have in excess but suffering and queuing for. Nigeria, we hail thee."
pally undisputed said:
"But APC govt don dey give free gas now abi naa for my former life I see am."
IyawoKoya added:
"Seriously doesn’t make any sense. We bought for 2,050 per kg yesterday."
Many Nigerians are still talking about the recent gas scarcity that has left people frustrated across Lagos and other parts of the country.
Prices of cooking gas jumped sharply over the weekend, leaving residents in shock as 1kg sold for as high as ₦3,000 in some areas.
Amid the confusion, a Lagos-based lady went viral on social media after sharing her experience of buying gas at an unbelievable price. Her post drew hundreds of reactions from people facing the same problem.
To understand what really happened, Legit.ng reached out to the lady for a chat about her experience and how the scarcity affected her business and daily life.
The young woman, who runs a food store in Lagos, said she never expected what she saw that morning.
“I went to the gas station (Mobil) as early as 7am, but the queue I met made me realize most people didn’t sleep at home,” she said with a laugh."
“After waiting for a while, I had to leave because I needed to open my store on Chowdeck. We didn’t even open the previous day because there was no gas.”
She explained that she went around her area in search of gas but met disappointment everywhere.
“I went from street to street, asking where I could get gas. I didn’t even mind buying retail because I was already exhausted and hungry."
After almost four hours of searching, she decided to try her luck at Oju Elegba. That was when things got even more surprising:
“I was lucky to find one man selling at retail prices that day, but he said he wouldn’t sell more than 2kg per cylinder. And I had two cylinders."
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“He sold at ₦3,000 per kg. I begged him to sell 2kg each for both cylinders. I ended up spending ₦12,000 on just 4kg. I knew it wouldn’t last long, but my customers had to eat, and I needed to make some money back.”
The Lagos resident said she had never seen anything like this before:
“Never in my life."
She added that she had bought gas at ₦1,100 per kg just a few days earlier, so the sudden increase shocked her:
“₦3,000 per kg was triple what we paid earlier. I had no choice that day, I just laughed and paid."
When asked if she was considering using other cooking methods, she replied humorously:
“Omo, due to my eyes, I can’t use charcoal, and kerosene is even more expensive now. The price of stoves these days? I’d rather buy gas."
Despite the difficult period, she remains hopeful that things will soon return to normal.
“Nothing lasts forever. It’s a hard time, but we’ll overcome,” she said. “I got gas today for ₦1,800 at a retail shop, which means things are getting a bit better.”
She ended with simple advice for other Nigerians:
“Please, manage your gas o.”
Lady spends hours at Lagos gas station
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported about a Nigerian lady who went viral after sharing her early morning trip to a Lagos gas station. She said she left home around 7am to refill gas but was surprised to see many people had already been queuing since 5am because of the shortage.
The rain made things worse, and she waited for hours before finally getting home around 1pm. In her TikTok post, she talked about how the long lines and bad weather make buying gas a stressful task for many people.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
