According to him, a bag of Dangote Cement is sold at N3,900, Unicem for N3,700; Bua Cement for N3,700 and Kogi Super Cement is sold at N3,600. I want government to do something urgently about it because it is frustrating buying cement at that price,” Ugwuoke said. In Abia, a cross-section of residents of Umuahia, the state capital, also decried the high price of cement, which ranges from N4,000 to N4,100 per 50kg bag. Mr Okechukwu Okonya, a seller, said the cost could be attributed to high cost of transportation as a result of fuel price. He noted that the quest for mass housing for poor Nigerians would remain elusive if urgent steps were not taken to address the high cost of building materials in Nigeria.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2021 07:04 UTC