Nigerians welcomed the news of the slashing of BUA cement to N3,500 with excitement, however, findings by Ripples Nigeria have shown that the product is largely unavailable and in the few places it is available, it is sold for much higher than the advertised price and only available in a handful of places.
Checks conducted at several cement dealers’ warehouses and shops reveal the unavailability of the product or a higher price than the advertised price at the few shops that have it in stock.
According to Mrs Dupe Sanni at Marshad Supply, a dealer in Cement and building materials at Oke Agbe Estate, Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria, BUA Cement is unavailable and she hasn’t received a single stock since the alleged price slash began.
