Chairman of Dangote Cement Aliko Dangote. (Image source: World Economic Forum/Flickr)
Dangote Cement has announced the reopening of its Gboko Cement Plant in Nigerias Benue State
Dangote reopens Gboko Cement plant
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Kenya and South Sudan to enter into US$1 billion road project deal
The Juba-Eldoret corridor will link Kenya’s North Rift town of Eldoret to the South Sudanese capital, Juba. (Image source: cogdogblog/Flickr)
Kenya and South Sudan are close to entering into an agreement to construct a US$1.1bn road linking the two countries, according to local reports
Lagos housing project to see construction of more than 600 units
The Lagos state government has launched a housing programme involving the construction of more than 600 housing units at Igbogbo in Ikorodu
Kenyan cement manufacturer plans expansion
Portland is expected to double its export market to 10 per cent by 2014. (Image source: sxc.hu)
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)
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