Major cement manufacturers in the country have pledged their commitment to the position of the House Representatives that the 42.5mpa cement grade should be the minimum standard to be produced for general building and construction in the country, while all expired cement should be withdrawn forthwith from the market. Cement […]

Nigeria is slow in the process of reducing poverty and faces the challenge of leveraging oil resources to promote sustained inclusive growth and reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment. The World Bank made these assertions in its Nigeria Country Partnership Strategy 2014-2017, which was released in Abuja on Monday. The bank […]

  Cement makers Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd proposed a multi-billion euro series of asset sales on Monday as they seek regulatory approval for their merger to create the world’s biggest cement maker.   The two companies need to shed assets generating about 5 billion euros ($6.8 billion) in annual […]