President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says that the government stands to gain substantially when the private sector flourishes, noting that 52 kobo (52%) of every naira Dangote Cement generates goes to the government. Dangote made the comment during a visit by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), team to both Dangote Fertiliser Limited and…
China-based Huaxin Cement Co Limited has so far acquired six subsidiaries of LafargeHolcim cement plants in Africa. Huaxin Cement moves to be the second biggest cement producer in Sub-Saharan Africa after Dangote Cement. . Dangote Cement has a total production capacity of 52 million tonnes per year (MTa) across Africa. This makes it the largest cement producer in…
By Industrial Times staff writer For some time now, some among our tenth Republic Ministers have been fanning the flames to return Nigeria to the era of importation of bagged cement to stabilise the rising cost in the markets. The drum beats for the importation of cement started throbbing in August 2023. THE FIRST THREAT FOR…
Dr Muda Yusuf, the CEO of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise [CPPE] has condemned the recent remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives on cement price which portrayed cement manufacturers (Dangote, BUA and Lafarge) in very bad light. ” For an economy seeking to industrialise, attract investors and create jobs,…
A week ago, the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, stired the hornet’s nest in the cement industry when he announced that he would dialogue with cement manufacturers to reduce the prices of their products. Also fanning the issue was a social media post that accused Dangote Cement for selling cement in Nigeria at significantly…
