The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will issue and closely monitor import permits to bridge 165,000-metric-tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply gap in the third quarter of 2026.
The Authority Chief Executive, Rabiu Umar, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting on rising LPG prices convened by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo.
Umar described imports as the immediate solution to the LPG supply shortfall, saying the measure forms part of the authority’s immediate and medium-term strategies to boost the supply of cooking gas and stabilise prices nationwide.
Umar said the regulator had engaged terminal operators, domestic producers and other suppliers, leading to an improvement in LPG supply sufficiency from 11 days to 22 days, while efforts were ongoing to address profiteering by marketers.
“Profiteering by marketers is being addressed.
