Headlines

Estate developers groan as bag of cement sells for N15,000

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 February 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Estate developers have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the skyrocketing price of cement which now sells for N15,000 per 50kg bag in many parts of the country. Making the call at the weekend, the President of Real Estate Developers’ Association of Nigeria

News

Rising cost of cement: Umahi summon manufacturers

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2024 0

Prominent cement manufacturers have reportedly been invited to a meeting regarding the escalating cost of the product, according to Minister of Works David Umahi. Naija News reports that he voiced concern that cement producers were not receiving enough business from road and housing construction, and that the price of the commodity was increasing at an […]

Business

Dangote restates commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through continuous, investments, others

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2019 0

…As Dangote Cement targets $600m annual exports to African countries President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has restated his Group’s commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through continuous innovation, value creation and investments. This is just as he disclosed that Dangote Cement’s exports to other countries are targeted to rise to $600m

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Dangote Cement gets new SON’s quality certification

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2018 0

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has certified Dangote Cement as having passed the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP), a development the agency said has stood out the company among its competitors in the industry. The Director-General of the SON, Mr Osita Anthony Aboloma, who made this known also said that a new revised standard […]

Opinion

Dangote, the Congo plant and the imperative of African industrialization

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2017 0

The Dangote Group of Nigeria, one of the pre-eminent industrial conglomerates in Africa, in pursuit of its pan-African development and emancipation strategy, on November 23, 2017 formally launched its newest economic development industrial project, the Dangote Cement plant in Mfila, in Congo-Brazzaville. With this $300 million dollars, 1.5 million metric tonne per annum

Business

NEITI: 481 firms paid royalties in 2015, as cement, others major contributors

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

…as Ogun, Kogi, C’ River lead Only 481 companies operating under government approved mining or quarrying licences paid royalties in 2015, the latest independent audit report of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, shows. Of the 481 companies, only 42 met the N3 million and above materiality threshold and accounted for over 87 per […]

Economy Headlines

Dangote Boosts Senegal’s Construction Sector, Introduces 42.5 Grade Cement

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

Dangote Group has raised the scale of standards in Senegal’s construction sector, with the introduction of the higher quality 42.5 grade cement into the African country. The company rolled out products from its $300 million Cement Plant in Senegal amidst excitement by the country’s government for creating 5,000 direct employment. The giant stride of Dangote […]