Looking at current state of things in Nigeria, with government and individual warnings plus the things we have seen with my own eyes, I decide to go to a pharmacy to get nose mask and hand sanitizers only to be informed a piece of nose mask sells for 300 naira and a pack is 12500, something that should not be more than 500 naira at most.

Ramsgate pharmacy Sango ota under bridge Ogun state And one Micosin (or whatever their names are) are taking advantage of the current epidemic to enrich their pockets.

I believe the government wants to keep us safe and we all wanna be safe but pharmacies and their unscrupulous business activities won't let us protect ourselves by inflating the price off necessary safety materials..


Please I want the appropriate authorities to do something about this.

You should have asked how much they bought it too (cost price)before selling at that price

Greedy Nigerians are using this pandemic to cash out same way Northern learders are using terrorism to cash out.

Period007:
You should have asked how much they bought it too (cost price)before selling at that price

That's bullshitt!

I know this isn't the best business practice, but business are meant to generate profit. There is really no law or penalty for fixing price on commodities.

It can be a criminal act if you are forced to buy it. Other than that if you can't afford it just move on.

grossintel:
That's bullshitt!

So they should selling below the cost price

How much is face mask supposed to cost?

PCN should step into action and make sure such fraudulent pharmacies are sanctioned.

Government should first subsidize those items in the market so that the fraudulent retailers would not have any excuses when they're caught.

Period007:

So they should selling below the cost price

So we should all die because people can't afford it? When it gets serious they will beg people to take it for free.

Hmm

Bought mine (facemask) today at cito pharmacy at kola bus stop for the price of 7k, while still waiting for reciept after i finished making payment, anothe guy came to buy and they lifted the price to 8k. I undastand its all about buisness but they should try and peg it at an affordable price

Doortun:
I know this isn't the best business practice, but business are meant to generate profit. There is really no law or penalty for fixing price on commodities.

It can be a criminal act if you are forced to buy it. Other than that if you can't afford it just move on.

Wow, peoples lives depend on it, it's a necessary safety precautions we must all take, do you know that 12500 is someone's monthly salary, inflating the price of these materials is criminal in nature.

Moneyboyz:


Wow, peoples lives depend on it, it's a necessary safety precautions we must all take, do you know that 12500 is someone's monthly salary, inflating the price of these materials is criminal in nature.

It is bad. I'm not in support of it, but it is not a criminal act. Many, if not all rich people are not necessarily good people.

He can decide not to sell it and use it as a pillow nothing anyone can do to it.

There's individual liberty and No lawyer, government can intimidate the seller.