What does it cost to buy building materials in Nigeria in 2025
In Nigeria,
the construction industry is a highly lucrative sector whose demand is
constantly increasing daily. We will examine some of the commonly used building materials in Nigeria, along with their corresponding prices.
Current
cost of building materials in Nigeria 2025
Cement
Tiles
Steel
rod
Concretes
Blocks
Sand
Granite
Roofing
sheets
Windows
Doors
Wood
Water
closet
Nails
Wire
Ceiling
The cement industry has three major competitors in Nigeria, they are Dangote Cement, Bua Cement and Lafarge Africa. This article put together the current price of the brands.
Prices
as at 2025.
Current
Cement price:
Dangote Cement - the leading cement company in
Nigeria, has successfully maintained a high quality of its products over the
years and covers a vast distribution zone in Africa.
- Dangote’s Company price for a 50kg bag of cement is approximately ₦7,9000 – ₦8,500.00.
- Distributor's price – ₦8,850 –₦9,000.00
- Retail price – ₦9,000.00 – ₦11,500.00 this depends on the outlet and location.
BUA
Cement is
well recognized in Nigeria and has expanded its network of cement distribution widely.
The product is quite affordable but may sometimes fluctuate at the retail
level.
- BUA’s Company price for a 50kg bag of cement is between ₦6,900 – ₦7,800.00
- Distributor’s price between ₦8,550 –₦ 9,800.00
- Retail price between ₦9,880 – ₦11,000.00. again, depends on the outlet and location.
Lafarge
Africa Plc (Elephant cement)
is another fast-growing industrial company in Nigeria; it’s a member of the
Holcim Group. A global leader in building solutions, first to produce Nigeria’s
first waterproof cement (end of water wahala). It also introduced Nigeria’s 1st
low carbon multipurpose cement.
- Lafarge Africa Plc - company’s cement price for a 50kg bag ranges between ₦7,850 to ₦8,500.00
- Distributor’s price ranges from ₦8,850.00 to ₦9,000.00
- Retail price ranges from ₦9,000.00 to ₦9,800.00. this still depends on the outlet and location.
Current
price of tiles in Nigeria
- Premium porcelain and Vitrified floor or wall tiles – large size specially finished is approximately ₦10,000 to ₦20,000.00
- Marble and granite tiles ranges from ₦7,500 to ₦26,000.00
- Vinyl tiles ranges from ₦11,000.00 ₦17,000.00
- Standard porcelain and vitrified floor tiles and wall tiles sells around ₦3,000 to ₦10,000.00 for ₦60x60cm
- Basic ceramic floor or wall tiles sells between ₦2000 - ₦4000 and ₦4,000 to ₦7,000 for 40x40cm and 60x60cm respectively.
Current
price of steel rods in Nigeria
- 25mm steel rod sell for ₦4,500per length
- 20mm – steel rod sells for ₦2,600per length
- 16mm of steel rode sells for ₦1,500 to ₦26,450 depends on the originality
- 12mm iron rod sells for ₦10,300 to ₦14,000 per length. Sometimes Athermo mechanically treated 12mm iron rod sells at ₦30,385 per length
- 10mm iron rod sell around ₦6,200 to ₦10,371 per length
Prices per Tonne
- 10mm steel rod is approximately ₦165,000.00 per tonne of ₦185 pieces
- 12mm steel rod is approximately ₦165,000.00 per tonne of ₦176 pieces
- 16mm steel rod sells approximately ₦170,000.00 per tonne of ₦120 pieces
- 20mm steel rod sells approximately ₦180,000 per tonne of ₦120 pieces
- 25mm steel rod sells approximately ₦180,000.00 per tonne of ₦42 pieces
Price
of Concretes in Nigeria
- ½-inch of concrete is approximately ₦120,000 to ₦150,000.00
- 1-inch Granite ₦85,000 to ₦90,000
- ¼-inches ₦190,000 to ₦195,000
- ¾-inche ₦100,000 to ₦120,000.00
- Granite stone dust ₦200,000 to ₦260,000.
Price
of stones (Granite)
- Stones are sold in tons a tonne is pricing approximately ₦10,600.00 per tonne.
- 5 tonne sells for around ₦52,500.00
- 10 tonne sells for around ₦106,000.00
- 20 tonne sells for around ₦212,000.00
- 50 tonne sells for around ₦530,000.00
These prices
are delivery fee excluded, and its mainly depends on the location and seller.
Price
of sand – This will depend on the sand type and delivery location.
- Big tipper of sand is selling around ₦260,000 to ₦300,000
- Medium size of tipper is selling around ₦160,000 to ₦200,000
- Small sized tipper sells around ₦35,000.00 to ₦100,000.00
Price
of block in Nigeria
- 9-inch block ₦550 to ₦2,000
- 6-inch vibrated block ₦500 to ₦1,500
- 6-inch hand mold block ₦400 to ₦1,200
- 9-inch hand mold block ₦300 to ₦1,000
Price
of roofing sheets
- Patched roofing tile pricing around ₦12,000 to ₦15,000,00 per square meter
- Shingle roofing tile sells around ₦12,500 to ₦36,000,00 per square meter
- Gerard shake roofing tile sells around ₦6,500 to ₦19,000,00 per square meter
- Metrotile Gallo roofing tiles sells around ₦6,500 to ₦17,000.00 per square meter
- Most stone coated tiles are sold around ₦10,898.00 to ₦40,000.00 and above per square meter
- Zinc roofing sheet sells around ₦29,500 to ₦32,000.00 per square meter
Read more about roofing sheets
Price
of windows in Nigeria
- Louvre windows: 600x600mm aluminum covered ₦30,000 to ₦45,000
600x600mm bronze-glazed
₦63,500 to ₦100,000
600x600mm hard
bronze-glaze ₦110,000 to ₦130,000
- Sliding windows: 600x600mm aluminum covered ₦38,800 to ₦75,000
600x600mm bronze-glazed
₦55,000 to ₦120,000
600x600mm hard
bronze-glaze ₦45,000 to ₦75,000
- Fixed windows: 600x600mm aluminum covered ₦44,000 to ₦50,000
600x600mm bronze-glazed
₦75,500 to ₦100,000
600x600mm hard
bronze-glaze ₦45,000 to ₦250,000
- Casement windows: 600x600mm aluminum covered ₦45,000 to ₦125,000
600x600mm bronze-glazed
₦65,000 to ₦150,000
600x600mm hard
bronze-glaze ₦90,000 to ₦300,000
Read more about windows
Price
of doors in Nigeria:
- PVC doors sells between ₦80,000 to ₦300,000
- Glazed supermarket entrance door sell between ₦300,000 to ₦1,500,000
- Flush plywood (high density) door sells between ₦400,000 to ₦2,200,000.00
- Domestic furniture doors sell between ₦150,000 to ₦800,000
- Flush plywood (low density) sells between ₦60,000 to₦ 300,000
- Turkey doors sells around ₦350,000 to ₦1,100,000
- Chinse door (single) sells around ₦85,000 to ₦550,000
- Chinse door (double) sell around ₦110,000 to ₦600,000.00
- Metal security doors (single) sell around ₦200,000 ₦1,500,000
- Metal security doors (double) sell around ₦500,000 to ₦2,000,000
- Imported security doors (double) sell around ₦1,000,000 to ₦12,000,000
Prices
of wood in Nigeria
- Soft wood:
2x3x4 sells around ₦200 to ₦500
2x3x12 sells around ₦500 to ₦700
1x2x12 sells around ₦700 to ₦1,200
- Hardwood:
2 x 2 sell around ₦150 to ₦350
2 x 3 sell around ₦400 to ₦750
2 x 4 sell around ₦750 to ₦1000
2 x 5 sell around ₦1,000 to ₦1200
2 x 6 sell around ₦1,000 to ₦3,000
3 x 4 sell around ₦1,000 to ₦2,500
- Veneer wood:
¼-inches plywood sell around ₦3,000
to ₦3,500
½-inches plywood sells around
₦3,600 to ₦4,500
¾-inches plywood sells around
₦4,500 to ₦5,500
- Resin coated:
¾-inches plywood sells around
₦4,500 to ₦5,500
¼-inch plywood sells around ₦4,000
to ₦5,500
- Msgs wood:
¼-inch plywood sells around ₦3,000
to ₦5,000
¾-inch plywood sells around ₦4,000
to ₦10,000
- Afara wood:
¼-inch plywood sells around ₦5,000
to ₦6,000
½-inch plywood sells around ₦5,400
to ₦6,500
¾-inch plywood sells around ₦6,500
to ₦7,000
- Obeche wood:
¼-inch plywood sells around ₦3,000
to ₦4,500
½-inch plywood sells around ₦4,000
to ₦4,500
¾-inch plywood sells around ₦4,500
to ₦5,000
Price
of water closet:
- Virony water closet sell around ₦80,000 to ₦138,000
- Sweethome’s water closet sell around ₦105,500 to ₦120,000
- A & S water closet sells around ₦95,000 to ₦115,000
- Nismad water closet sells around ₦120,000 to ₦125,000
- Twyford water closet sells around ₦120,000 to ₦130,000
Most
brand can be less and others higher. Generally, prices vary from ₦45,000 to ₦700,000.00,
have in mind that it a depend on the product quality, location and other factors
that could affect prices
Price
of Nails in Nigeria:
- 1 bag of 1–inch nail sells between ₦9,500 to ₦15,000
- 1 bag of 2–inch nail sells between ₦15,800 to ₦24,200
- 1 bag of 2.5–inch nail sells between ₦20,000 to ₦26,500
- 1 bag of 3–inch nail sells between ₦20,500 to ₦26,700
- 1 bag of 4–inch nail sells between ₦26,800 to ₦33,000
- 1 pack of 2–inch concrete nail sells between ₦1,500 to ₦3,000
- 1 pack of 3–inch concrete nail sells between ₦2,000 to ₦3,900
- 1 pack of 4–inch concrete nail sells between ₦2,000 to ₦5,900
Price
of Wire in Nigeria:
- 16mm aluminum wire ₦60,900 to ₦100,000
- 4mm x4 core pure copper ₦100,000 to ₦120,000
- 4mm x 3 core pure copper ₦81,450 to ₦105,000
- 2.5mm x 2 core pure ₦56,400 to ₦115,000
- 2.5mm x 2 core + earth pure ₦165,300 to ₦200,000
Price
of ceiling in Nigeria:
- 600x600 suspended ceiling board sells around ₦7,000 to ₦10,000 per square meter
- 600x600 mineral fiber ceiling board sells around ₦11,500 to ₦13,000 per square meter
- Asbestos ceiling board sells around ₦15,000 to ₦19,000 per bundle
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ceiling sheet sells around ₦18,000 to ₦19,000 per bundle of 10 pieces
- Wide length polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ceiling sells around ₦37,000 per bundle
- Plaster of Paris ceiling (POP) installation ranges from ₦3,500 to ₦12,500 per square meter
Several factors influence the selection of building materials in Nigeria. It is advisable to visit selling outlets to know their different prices, considering the
fact that the building materials marketplace is highly competitive in Nigeria.
Keep in mind that price fluctuations are inevitable due to certain factors. It’s okay
to contact several sellers, retail points, and online stores such as Filta.ng, Jiji.ng, Chuvie Decor, etc, and compare prices before reaching a conclusion.
Major
factors influencing prices include the following:
Location
Foreign
exchange rate
Government
policies
Inflation
Cost
of transportation
Availability
of products and demand.
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