By Suara Sherif
NALPGAM National President Edu Inyang has delivered a direct challenge to Nigeria’s cooking gas operators: safety must become permanent culture, not periodic campaigning.
Speaking at the association’s 2026 webinar, themed “Downstream LPG Operational Excellence and Compliance,” Inyang warned that volume-chasing alone will not build the industry: “The future of Nigeria’s LPG industry cannot be achieved by increasing volumes alone. We must grow safely, responsibly, efficiently and sustainably.”
The Lagos gathering of operators, regulators, and stakeholders produced a proposed “NALPGAM Standard of Operational Excellence,” anchored on four pillars: safe and well-maintained facilities, competent and trained operators, compliant processes, and customer protection.
Participants pressed operators to tighten preventive maintenance, meet licensing and incident-reporting obligations, and end unauthorised propane blending and illegal decanting.
Inyang reframed compliance as competitive advantage, not regulatory drag: “Compliance is not merely a regulatory burden; it is a business advantage. Well-managed LPG operations reduce accidents, improve efficiency, protect investments and strengthen public confidence in our industry.”
Digital tools — smart filling systems, automated tank gauges, load cells, flow meters, and vehicle tracking — were also endorsed as practical defences against product losses and weak accountability.
