The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) has risen by about 16.6 per cent at most retail outlets in Lagos and Ogun State following the face-off between the major supplier of the product in the country, Nigerian NLG Limited, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.

As a result, a  12-kilogramme cylinder of gas, which normally goes for about N3,000 and which sold for between N3,300 and N3,400 on Monday, sold for N3,500 at retail shops on Tuesday.

Cooking gas price rises by 16.6%