Dangote partners Jumia to sell cement online at N2,500 per bag

Aliko Dangote

In its bid to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of cement products, the management of Dangote Cement Plc has signed a pact with the foremost e-commerce platform, Jumia Nigeria to offer for sale its cement to customers online at a reasonable price of N2,500 per bag.

At the unveiling of the deal in Lagos, Dangote Cement Key Account Director, Chux Mogbolu said Dangote Cement was happy to partner with online shopping giant, in a bid to make Dangote cement available with ease to customers.

According to him, Nigerians and corporate bodies wishing to purchase a minimum of 300 bags of 50kg of Dangote Cement and above can now order on Jumia from the comfort of their rooms at a reasonable price of N2,500 per bag as opposed to how much is sold in the open market and see them delivered to any place of their choice without any extra cost for transportation.

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Mogbolu, however disclosed that the purchase would only be within Lagos, Port- Harcourt and Abuja for now.

Speaking on the deal too, Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Nigeria, Juliet Anammah said the deal with Dangote Cement is part of efforts to deepen service delivery on Jumia Nigeria online platform.