Producers of sachet and table water in Abeokuta have attributed the increase in prices the product to high cost of production.
The producers said that the price increase stemmed from the fall of naira against the dollar.
A bag of sachet water, which sold for between N120 and N150 in February, now goes for between N220 and N250.
Some consumers, who spoke with NAN, lamented the sudden increase in the price of bags of sachet water, saying that three sachets of water were now being sold for N50.
Alhaji Mutair Sobiye, Chairman, Table Water and Beverages Producers Association of Nigeria, Egba zone, said on Thursday that the cost of producing a bag of sachet water had forced many producers to shut down their plants.
Sobiye explained that the development had left those still in the business with no choice than to review the price upward in order to remain in business.
