Looking to make purchases of building materials for your building projects? Then this article will help you in preparing your budget effectively.

The cost of building materials in Nigeria as of November 2016.2018/2019 brought about a slight increase of construction costs compared to the previous prices of building materials and the cost of building materials in Nigeria as of November 2016.

In a bid to assist intending builders or suppliers on information about the cost of building materials in Nigeria, we decided to compile the list of building materials and their current prices.

This article will also help Nigerians in Diaspora who is making plans for their building projects here in Nigeria and want to know the prices in order to make an informed decision.

P.S; Remember, prices will be a little different from one store to another store and also from suppliers. d

Table of Contents



BRANDED CEMENT
2 STEEL ROD
3 CONCRETE
4 SAND
5 LATERITE
6 ROOFING SHEETS LONG SPAN
7 WINDOW
0.1 Casement
0.2 Sliding
0.3 Fixed
8 BURGLARY PROOF
9 PLYWOOD
10 NAILS

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BRANDED CEMENT

1 50kg bag of Dangote cement ==> ₦2,570

600bags to 1 Trailer load ==> ₦1,510,000



1 50kg bag of Elephant cement ==> ₦2,550

600bags to 1 Trailer load ==> ₦1,470,000



1 50kg bag of Eagle cement ==> ₦2,550

600 bags to 1 Trailer load ==> ₦1,490,000



1 50kg bag of UNICEM cement ==> ₦2,550

600 bags to 1 trailer load ==> ₦1,480,000



1 50kg bag of Cellular Concrete cement ==> ₦1,800

600bags to 1 trailer load ==> ₦1,030,000



STEEL ROD

1 whole length of 25mm steel rod ==> ₦4,500



1 tonne (42pcs/tonne) of 25mm steel rod ==> ₦180,000

1 whole length of 20mm steel rod ==> ₦2,600



1 tonne (74pcs/tonne) of 20mm steel rod ==> ₦180,000

1 whole length of 16mm steel rod ==> ₦1,500

1 tonne (120pcs/tonne) of 16mm steel rod ==> ₦170,000



1 whole length of 12mm steel rod ==> ₦1,100



1 tonne (176pcs/tonne) of 12mm steel rod ==> ₦165,000

1 whole length of 10mm steel rod ==> ₦1,000



1 tonne (185pcs/tonne) of 10mm steel rod==> ₦165,000

1 whole length of 8mm steel rod ==> ₦700



1 tonne (282pcs/tonne) of 8mm steel rod ==> ₦165,000



1 roll of BRC Mesh 3.5mm – 20m ==> ₦14,000

1 roll of BRC Mesh 4.0mm – 20m ==> ₦17,000

1 roll of BRC Mesh 4.0mm – 25m ==> ₦25,000



1 bundle of flexible Binding wire ==> ₦5,500

10kg roll of flexible binding wire ==> ₦45,000



1 bundle of stiff binding wire ==> ₦6,000

10kg roll of stiff binding wire ==> ₦47,000



CONCRETE

20 tonnes load of Granite (3/4 inch) ==> ₦85,000

20 tonnes load of Granite (1/2 inch) ==> ₦80,000

20 tonnes load of Granite (1/4 inch) ==> ₦75,000

20 tonnes load of Granite stone dust ==> ₦55,000

20 tonnes load of Granite (1 inch) ==> ₦85,000

7 tonnes load of Gravel (1-1/4 inch) ==> ₦35,000



SAND

20 tonnes of Sharp sand (Highly silty) ==> ₦42,000

20 tonnes of Sharp sand (Moderately silty) ==> ₦40,000

20 tonnes of Sharp sand (fairly silty) ==> ₦35,000



7 tonnes of Smooth/plaster sand (very smooth) ==> ₦25,000

7 tonnes of Smooth sand (fairly smooth) ==> ₦18,000

7 tonnes of Smooth sand (sticky/gum) ==> ₦25,000

 

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LATERITE

10 tonnes of Laterite (Highly clayey, red) ==> ₦14,000

10 tonnes of Laterite (Highly clayey, yellowish-brown) ==> ₦12,000

10 tonnes of Laterite (Highly clayey, dirty white) ==> ₦10,000

10 tonnes of Laterite (fairly clayey, red) ==> ₦10,000

10 tonnes of Laterite (Fairly clayey, yellowish brown) ==> ₦10,000

10 tonnes of Laterite ( Fairly clayey, dirty white) ==> ₦10,000



10 tonnes of Filling sand (absorbent) ==> ₦20,000

10 tonnes of Filling sand (black soil) ==> ₦10,000

10 tonnes of Filling material (rubbles) ==> ₦12,000



7 tonnes of Hardcore (Broken blocks, sand Crete) ==> ₦17,500

15 tonnes of Hardcore (Boulder, small) ==> ₦45,000

15 tonnes of Hardcore (Boulder, large) ==> ₦70,000





ROOFING SHEETS LONG SPAN

1 sheet of 0.45 Aluminum roofing sheet ==> ₦1,550 – ₦1,700

1 sheet of 0.55 Aluminum roofing sheet ==> ₦1,900 – ₦2,200

1 sheet of 0.70 Aluminum roofing sheet ==> ₦2,400 – ₦2,600

1 sheet of 0.90 Aluminum roofing sheet ==> ₦2,700 – ₦3100



WINDOW

Casement

600 x 600 mm Aluminum glazed==> ₦7,000 – 8,000

600 x 600mm Bronze-plated ==> ₦7,000 – 8,000

600 x 750mm bronze plated ==> ₦9,000 – 10,500



Sliding

600 x 600 mm Aluminum glazed ==> ₦4,000 – 5,500

600 x 600mm Bronze-plated ==> ₦7,000 – 8,000

600 x 750mm bronze-plated ==> ₦7,000 – 8,000



Fixed

600 x 600mm Aluminum glazed ==> ₦3,500 – 5,000

600 x 600mm Bronze Plated ==> ₦6,500 – 8,000

600 x 750 mm bronze plated ==> ₦7,000 – 8,000



Louvre

750 x 750mm Louvre window ==> ₦1,800

1500 x 1200mm Louvre window ==> ₦8,000

1800 x 1200mm Louvre window ==> ₦10,000





BURGLARY PROOF

750 x 750mm wrought iron fabricated burglary proof ==> ₦2,000

900 x 1200mm wrought iron fabricated ==> ₦5,000

1200 x 1200mm wrought iron fabricated burglary proof ==> ₦9,500

1500 x 1200mm wrought iron fabricated burglary proof ==> ₦10,500

900 x 2100mm wrought iron fabricated burglary proof ==> ₦13,000



PLYWOOD

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Afara) ==> ₦2,000

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Afara) ==> ₦3,300

1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Afara) ==> ₦5,200

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Obeche) ==> ₦1,500

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Obeche) ==> ₦3,000

1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Obeche) ==> ₦4,000

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Mgs) ==> ₦1,600

1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Marine) ==> ₦8,000

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Resin coated) ==> ₦2,500

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Resin coated) ==> ₦2,800

1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Resin coated) ==> ₦3,200

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, veneer) ==> ₦2,200

1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Veneer) ==> ₦2,700

1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Veneer) ==> ₦3,500







NAILS

1 bag of (1 inch) ==> ₦6,200

1 bag of (2 inches) ==> ₦5,800

1 bag of (2 1/2 inches) ==> ₦6,000

1 bag of (3 inches) ==> ₦6,000

1 bag of (4 inches) ==> ₦6,500



CONCRETE NAILS

1 pack of 2 inches ==> ₦900

1 pack of 3 inches ==> ₦1,000

1 pack of 4 inches ==> ₦1,200

Source: www.buildersandthings.com.ng

I had to read your post twice until I discovered the prices were for 2016. All the prices are far more than they were now. 16mm rod is over N4000 in Benin.
12mm is over N2000 per rod.

oz4real83:
I had to read your post twice until I discovered the prices were for 2016. All the prices are far more than they were now. 16mm rod is over N4000 in Benin.
12mm is over N2000 per rod.

Prices will vary from store to store and location too as usual. And oh, they are the recent price list and not 2016.