Nigeria recorded a sharp increase in cooking gas imports in June 2026 as local supply declined, highlighting growing concerns over the country’s reliance on foreign products despite its abundant natural gas resources. The most recent industry statistics indicated that domestic production dropped by 10% while LPG imports rose to 1.5 kilotonnes per day from only 0.1 kilotonnes in May.
Almost 30% of the country’s total LPG supply last month came from imported quantities, The News Chronicle reports, while domestic refineries contributed just a small fraction. Imports kept rising even as authorities keep pushing the Decade of Gas project meant to increase domestic output and lower reliance on imports.
Fresh industry data also showed that Nigeria flared natural gas worth some $888.2 million from January 2025 to June 2026. More gas was shipped during the same time frame than was delivered to domestic customers, which begged questions regarding energy availability for manufacturing, other sectors, and power generation.
Although total gas output stayed reasonably constant, experts predict that increasing domestic processing capacity will be essential to boosting energy security, lowering import dependency, and fostering long-term economic development.
