The Lagos state government has launched a housing programme involving the construction of more than 600 housing units at Igbogbo in Ikorodu
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Kenyan cement manufacturer plans expansion
Kenyas East African Portland Cement has revealed plans to expand business into Tanzania in 2013 in an attempt to tap a market that has been witnessing improved cement sales
UNICEM to expand production in Nigeria
![UNICEM will increase its investment in Nigeria by about US$2bn to US$3bn within the next few years, (Image source: UNICEM)](/images/unicem.jpg)
UNICEM will increase its investment in Nigeria by about US$2bn to US$3bn within the next few years, (Image source: UNICEM)
Nigerian cement manufacturer United Cement Company of Nigeria (UNICEM) is to invest US$3bn in its operations by 2016 in order to increase its cement production
Tanzania housing body to build 15,000 houses in Kilimanjaro Region
![Seventy per cent of the houses will be sold to low, medium and high-income earners while the remaining 30 per cent will be given out on rent. (Image source: FreeDigtialPhotos.net)](/images/free.jpg)
Seventy per cent of the houses will be sold to low, medium and high-income earners while the remaining 30 per cent will be given out on rent. (Image source: FreeDigtialPhotos.net)
The Tanzanian National Housing Corporation (NHC) has announced plans to construct 15,000 houses in the Kilimanjaro Region, provided they acquire enough land, within this financial year
Heidelberg announces US$120 million investment in three African cities
Heidelberg Cement is set to invest a total of US$120mn in three separate projects to increase its cement production capacity in Africa