The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has raised the price of sachet (‘pure’) water to N300 per bag.
National President, Clementina Ativie made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday.
The decision was unanimously reached during the ATWAP national convention in Abuja.
Ativie explained that the increment was due to current prices of material and Nigeria’s economic situation.
“The price of sachet water popularly known as pure water is now N300 per bag as the company price.
“There will be no extra bag or extra pieces henceforth for wholesale or retail buyers,” she said.
The President added that the cost of production had gone far beyond what they can bear.
She said the new rate would help them to keep up with bills and remain in business.
The statement appealed to citizens to be understanding and bear with the association.
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ATWAP had increased the price of a bag of pure water to N200 on November 11, 2021.
When pure water came into existence in Nigeria in the early 1990s, a bag was sold for N50 while each sachet unit sold for N10 Naira.
A member of the public lamenting the hopelessness the increase poses to the poor masses and the consuming public recalled the sale of ‘ice water tutu re’ in the 70s and 80s pure to the advent of pure water
At that time, tap water was run into little transparent nylons and sold for for N10k each.
Mrs Busurat Odeuyung said: “Where are we going in this country A bag of pure water (satchet water) is now N300.00 per bag from the factory. I think it’s is time to go back to Ice water tutu re o as we had it in the 70’s and 80’s before the advent of pure water.”