Topic: BUA reduce price of cement. A new strategy to end monopoly. (Read 289 times)

BUA company to reduce price of cement na welcome development for this we country more especially this hard time were Every thing dey very expensive including building materials of all kinds, as cement dey very high so na one major factor why many people dey fear to start their building project imaging buying one bag of cement for 5900 how many u go fit buy before you go complete ur house? Do this na welcome development and I hope Dem go implement am as them tok am so make e no just be for mouth only dangote sef don too enjoy monopoly how come only one man go dey supply full country cement without competition which is bad and without competition our economy and currency go always lose value I also which other cement companies to follow sooth.

This decision of BUA to reduce the price is on the right track and it will be a good one if only it will be implemented fully and allowed to scale through, our government should come out clean to tell us that they have nothing hidden in common with Dangote, I think the time is now for us to hold our government highly responsible for what is happening in the production industry, a country whose government is not biased does not allow a particular individual or group of company to monopolize different commodity and goods per day, when this kind of events begin to unfold, it will render both new investors and existing producers helpless, the price adjust has not taken place, BUA pronounced it, up til this moment nothing has been done, that's because our government is not effective and their is something that.

This step way BUA takes to reduce the price of BUA cement is now a very good thing for the Naija people because so many Nigerians have put their plans to build houses on hold because the price of cement no be way tin man or woman way no chop well go put body. But if the BUA cement price reduction takes effect people will start to execute their plans to build houses because BUA cement will be affordable for the period way the price reduction will last.

I like this development because Naija people no go dey buy Dangote cement as them they buy before because BUA cement go dey cheaper than Dangote cement when the BUA cement price reduction take effect. This go also make Dangote to reduce in own price so that in fit dey sell in Dangote cement as usual.

I'm yet to get this information. Like did the price of cement reduce d? When did that happen because as at today the price is still where it is at 6,000+ depending on where you are located. So where is the link to the information that bua has cut down their price that will be a good news because every thing is expensive and not looking to drop any time in the future.

The moment I saw this I was thinking it a fake news I still saw a reduction of price in one shop my mom was showing me because we bought over 30bags early this month to floor our house but as of yesterday the prop went down now like this we await the fuel price to come down too I pray so.     

The last time I checked, I heard the manufacturers are justling for price rate ever since BUA cement slashed the price of cement to the current price they are selling. I think there is more to this move by BUA founder than we could imagine. The cartel holding that industry seems to have had enough but whatever the case maybe,  BUA just did something every reasonable human would have deep thought about and do. This move by him will definitely
cause reform in that particular industry that would benefit every Nigerian and the nation as a whole. BUA cement has taken over the cement industry. It is either other sellers or manufacturers do the needful or they miss out.

BUA cement, Eagle cement and other cements that I can't remember suppose be in the market so that they will be a labour market, why a cement is causing high in nigeria is because of government and some of our leaders who basically live in northern part nigeria that uses nigeria political money to in rich their own brother, son and father Alico Dangote, this man called Dangote is the person making nigerias to suffer and course of everything continues to go up because every things, all the commodity is depend on him.

If bua cement and Eagle was existing the way it was before I think that Dangote would have taken the price  of cement to 4500 and approximately 5000, so it's bad that people of nigeria is living in hardship and continues to deep in theirselves into hardship because of one system of governance they are practicing in Nigerian, whereas if Dangote export cement to the near by African countries its being sold at cheaper rate, why all the materials used to process the cement raw materials is being gotten free in nigeria and none of the materials use to manufacture Dangote cement is being imported from any country.

It's very bad of Dangote using his country to exercise richness because of bad governance, now that BUA is out to sell, you will see that cement will be in competitive form and Dangote will stabilise the price  of cement to equate it to this particular price of BUA cement because their is a competition in the business and if Dangote refuses to keep his price and he will lose more customers.

If all business men in the country will be like AA RANO oil and BUA cement then the poor in the country will indeed have some air to breath,  this move by BUA cement is going to set them at a position that will place the company on a market take over in the long term unless if the competitors do what is more than what BUA cement have done presently and even at that also we have to encourage the company for taking the bold steps to stand by Nigerian in the economic hard time.

Let hope other companies such as Dangote will follow this footsteps also in reducing the price of his cements, and other basic good to help corsion the effects and impact of the current economic crisis that have been triggered by subsidy removal and so on.

Hmm, another discussion of the day, e get one way one OP DROP before for this we bored, about say dangote cement won reduce but after reading the link way em provide to us, e con show say nah false news.
So I go say be this one nah legit news, then omor nah better thing be that, as this cement price high so, e con make many pipo way no too get money to build house quite to build, before before if I go fit remember, the price of cement been dey for the range of N2600 or N2700, but now omor them won cut person neck put for inside bag of cement with their price.

No be even about the old stock or whether the retailers will get refund of old stock on new stock, that is even covered in the publication but my own be say for naija, things na the more you look the less you see. Check wetin be today's date but nothing don begin happen for that regards, all na propaganda and if seriousness go dey we for don see dangote begin drop price first and where him never do am, na look we go still dey look. Abi if you get building project, continue to build dey go make dem no kuku increase am more for December month except you want to pause till around raining season again.

It's easy to say Dan done. Ever since this decision was made on the 1st of October to the 12th being today no good information concerning the price changes. I have heard Coples of people complaining that the change of price is just only on Internet but no were is selling for #3500. 

People selling on retail said dey want to clear theirs old stock, before accepting the new price. And now even if dey buy #3500 from factory, they can not sell that same amount they bought. They will like to make profit, so there for to me I see no possibility of achieving that price in my own understanding.

So what do you guys think about this?

After I read this news online with the circular, many thoughts came over me and I was wondering what prompted this action from this man because I believe something must have made him to do this. For him to have taken this measures to drastically cut down the price in the cost of his product then it means the price of cement is far cheaper than what they sell which shows that  the price hike was intentional and were bent on imposing high price on their commodity because they are just few in the line of business and as such would have the market dominance and nobody to compete with them.

I have always been a supporter of fair market competition, no favouritism!
During Obasanjo's regime, Ibeto cement was doing well. They partnered with some industries in the US to flood the Nigerian market with quality and cheap cement. They even brought in their vessels loaded with cement to Onne Port Rivers State but the then government seized the vessels using some flimsy excuses and that was how the whole cement spoilt and the man was forced to give up.

If the present administration is opening the market to fair competition, then it is a welcomed development.

OMO this news has been all the fuss everywhere and na very good news because to buy cement bag for the country come they turn to something else, sometimes the thing just dey baffle me because am still suprise how a country wey get all the raw materials to produce that product give him citizens come they use am means to exploit from it citizens and the one way dey pain me pass na the issue with dangote cement group because I know how legit the rumour be but I don hear am for many times say dangote dey actually sell cement for cheap price for country outside Nigeria and back home here him wan cut our necks which if na true is the height of wickedness. I just thank GOD say BUA cement don take this move for the cement industry because this move go definitely influence the other competitors to actually look into their prices.

The news is a very welcome one and a news that will bring about relief in some parts that it’s used for (for building and infrastructure). This will further cushion the effect of fuel subsidy that was removed earlier thereby getting a bag of cement for almost same price it was before the fuel subsidy was removed when correlated together. Subsidizing the price of goods like this should have been the main aim of the subsidy removal in order for citizens to not feel and go through the hassle they are now as a result of the subsidy that was removed. This is the best possible palliative approach that if they employ to other sectors it’ll help cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. I hope the big rebels (wealthy monopolists) don’t hijacked this cements and later sell at high price to end users again because it is something they can do.


For my place, d way Dangote cement dey everywhere naso BUA cement dey too. There was a time when Dangote Cement sold expired cements to customers, those cements were supposed to be disposed and not sold again but maybe some factory workers smuggled them out and still sold to end users, which affected many buildings and constructions they were used for because I also experienced one that time. Since then, builders here always prefer to use BUA cement than Dangote cement because of what happened, as some people still felt it was their builders that didn’t know how to the work not knowing or believing it was the expired cement sold that caused it. BUA cement here gets finished on time because of its demand than Dangote cement which is always available but no much patronage than before. BUA cement is even N100 more costly than Dangote cement due to its demand here.

It was even Dangote's cement I learnt reduced their sales price from #5,000 to #2,500. I still don't know how true this is because I don't use cement for now, but if BUA and Lafarge are following suit, if us a welcomed development as it will reduce monopoly greatly and encourage other cement manufacturers to come up.

The Best market strategy to reduce Monopoly market, is price reduction. When there is Monopoly in the economy things becomes expensive. Dangote is one of our biggest problem in Nigeria. he was the only one given license to dominate the country. there by making other investors inrelivant. He is virtually into manufacturing and distributing almost everything in this country and all are expensive.

If every investor reduce their market price like this I think others will no longer continue with their price. And it will serve as an example to others. People always have that thinking that Dangote cement is the best and making other cement company not relevant but with the way things are I believe no body cares to know about quality anymore.

I am really happy about this development. But I pray the price wount change from the distributors just like forever101 said.. because that is one problem with 9ja. Dey always see every opportunity as a get rich quick scheme.

Another problem na high demand but low supply according to mmate2237, how can it get to every corner of the country?

I don’t see the message before but I never believe am, we know fake news dey always fly anyhow for dis our country, before I go even believe till I reach where I wan buy the cement and they call am for me #3,500 then I go believe say na truth. But if the news is true, then it’s really nice, Dangote and Lafage no go get choice than make dem reduce their own price also, or people no go patronize them again, for Nigeria wey things hard like this, people will always go for cheaper products. But if BUA fit reduce there own money, then the two main companies wey dey produce cement for Nigeria no go get choice than make dem reduce their own too, but I just hope the news i real.

I read this news today and all I can say for now is let's hope that our president doesn't change his mind about this development all decide to retrieve the license that is given to the director of BUA cement so that only dangote will continue to be the only existing cement in the country thereby making the price of cement to be increasing every time.

One good thing about the news is that they gave the current date that the price will be reduced hopefully all the citizens will abandon dangote cement to buy BUA cement where the price is some how affordable, I hope dangote won't reduce the price of his products since he wants a bag of cement to be sold for #9000 while some time ago news came out that the same cement that is sold for #5000 in Nigeria being dangote's country is sold at 1500 in Benin Republic which is not his country.

I saw the news and if really this news is legit and it really come to pass, then this will be one of the best news in the year. And BUA is going to make name and sell market from cement industry. I know strongly well that oga kpatakpata (Dangote) will also reduce his to the speculated price #2,500 and there will be a competition in the market. Dongote is one of the problem we dey get for we country. Me too as other said, I no come like di guy because nai dey make things cost well well for country. I just pray sae make another cement industry sef come and join di competition so that Dangote go dey reduce im own well.

One thing wey I dey feel be sae, the supply e no go reach the way dangote dey supply im own. Because community nobody dey sell am and only dangote cement nai dey there. so di matter still e get as e bi.  Maked di supply e dey rampant for all di corners.