The dollar goes up. Naira falls. Your supplier sends a new invoice with a "rate adjustment" you never agreed to. Diesel that cost ₦400 per litre years ago is now well above ₦1,000. And your customer, who is also feeling all of this, looks at your new price and says you're too expensive.

This is the reality of running a business in Nigeria right now. Pricing has never been a one-time decision, but in this economy, it feels less like a business task and more like a daily negotiation with forces outside your control.

The problem isn't greed on either side of the counter; it's that macroeconomic instability has made a fundamentally simple transaction genuinely complicated. If you're a business owner trying to stay profitable, here’s how to price smartly when nothing stays the same.

1. Understand Why Your Old Price No Longer Works

Most small business owners set a price, get comfortable with it, and only change it when they’re already losing money. That’s a reactive strategy, and in a volatile economy, it is dangerous.

Nigeria’s inflation rate has been running in double digits, the naira has depreciated significantly against major currencies, and imported raw materials (which many businesses depend on) have become dramatically more expensive. If your cost structure has changed but your price hasn’t, you’re silently absorbing losses every single day.

The first step is simple but painful: Recalculate your actual cost of goods right now, not what it was six months ago. You may be shocked.

Here's how to actually fix your pricing, 6 strategies built for Nigeria's economy. Read the full guide on NaijUp →

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