Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Nigerian government on Thursday said it is interacting with critical sectors to ensure there was no exportation of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas.

The government said this is part of its effort to tackle the rise in the price of cooking gas in the country.

Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), disclosed this at an internal stakeholders' workshop in Abuja on Thursday, according to a statement signed by Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa, deputy director of press and public relations of the ministry.

According to the statement, the minister noted that the workshop is aimed at repositioning the Nigerian gas sector for optimal performance, in line with President Bola Tinubu's ...