Dangote hails road construction Executive Order
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, says the Executive Order 007 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday will make businesses run […]
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, says the Executive Order 007 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday will make businesses run […]
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said on Monday he expected to step up exports of cement and other commodities from Nigeria from this year as he focuses on foreign markets to boost sales and generate much-needed hard currency.
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and owner of Dangote cement in Nigeria, is said to be among bidders for Kenya’s struggling ARM; a cement […]
Dangote Cement Zambia Ltd has reported a 40.9% rise in sales to 768,000t of cement in the first nine months of […]
Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote, has assured investors that the listing of Dangote Cement on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) would […]
Nigeria’s most capitalised quoted company, Dangote Cement Plc, has invested $3 billion in its Pan-African operations as the cement group continues to invest in expansion of its plants and terminals across the continent.
Dangote Cement Plc says it has begun the training of its newly engaged managers while raising its capacity. The new […]
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Cletus Ibeto, is planning to expand his cement business, Ibeto Cement Company Limited, to the global market. […]
Africa’s richest man and Nigerian business magnate, Aliko Dangote has outlined a five-year investment plan that that will spur industrial […]
Africa’s richest person and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been ranked among 75 most powerful people on […]
The Aliko Dangote Foundation, formerly known as Dangote Foundation, has broadened its strategic intervention focus to include health, education, economic […]
Dangote Cement appointed former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis as a non-executive director alongside Cherie Blair, a lawyer and the wife […]
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, has made a firm undertaking to invest US$1.5 billion in the energy sector in Zimbabwe, a […]
As Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement road project inches closer to completion, motorists travelling from the North to the South have […]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has faulted Kenya’s leadership for their greed and persistent failure to place matters of national […]
Dangote Cement Plc has posted a 42.97% increase in profit after tax for the financial year ended December 2017. The […]
The Dangote Group announced plans to double its investment in Ethiopia. The announcement came following talks Aliko Dangote, owner of […]
In a new move designed to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of its products, the management of Dangote Cement Plc has signed a pact with the foremost e-commerce platform Jumia Nigeria to offer for sale its cement to customers online.
Dangote Cement will officially open its 1.5million metric tonnes per annum capacity Cement Plant in Congo on Thursday, this week. Constructed […]
PPC shares plunged the most in more than two months after Dangote Cement walked away from a potential takeover of […]
Dangote cement has withdrawn its interest in acquiring PPC, a South African cement company.
PPC says the company’s independent board is keen to avoid long-running negotiations with any bidders for the company. On Tuesday, […]
The US$300m Dangote cement grinding plant situated at Bouansa, Congo will start up this month, Dangote Cement Plc has announced. […]
AfriSam Group Pty Ltd. CEO Rob Wessels said the South African cement maker will decide whether to make a higher offer for larger rival PPC Ltd. only in the event of a formal approach from a competing bidder.
The Management of Dangote Industries Limited has launched a passionate appeal to the public to assist in monitoring both the […]
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is reportedly considering counter-offers for PPC Group Ltd. that could signal a bidding contest for South Africa’s largest cement maker, according to people familiar with the matter, reports Bloomberg.
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), the majority core investor in Dangote Cement Plc, plans to sell shares valued at more than […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Group has signed an MOU with the Kano State Government for the proposed 100MW Dangote-Black Rhino Solar Power Plant at […]
Dangote Cement plans to start using its own gas-powered plant in Tanzania by September to reduce its reliance on diesel […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Industries Limited has sold a 2.3% stake in Dangote Cement to foreign buyers in a stock market deal valued at 86.1 billion naira ($236 million).
Some 416-million shares in Dangote Cement have been traded at 210 naira each in off-market deals valued at 86.1-billion naira ($236-million), traders […]
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30th June 2017, posting […]
The Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Dangote Cement Plc, Mr Brian Egan, has been appointed as the Executive Director, […]
Dangote Cement Plc reports half year group revenue of N412.68 billion versus N292.19 a year ago. Nigeria’s and Africa’s largest […]
Dangote Cement Plc has said it may shut its operations in Ethiopia if authorities in Oromia don’t reverse an order […]
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and president of Dangote group, has recorded a $1.1 billion increase in fortune over the […]
Dangote Cement Plc has announced plans to commence production at its cement grinding plant in Congo in a matter of weeks. […]
Shareholders of Dangote Cement were full of praise for the board, management and staff of the company after approving the […]
Business magnet Aliko Dangote is currently the owner of the largest crane in Africa after buying it from China’s leading construction company,XCMG […]
Dangote Cement Plc has embarked on a sensitisation campaign on the proper utilisation of cement in the construction industry.This follows […]
After last year’s deal by Tanzania’s government to supply natural gas to Dangote Cement Company in the south-eastern town of […]
The Dangote Group, a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate, plans to establish a $100-million vehicle assembly plant project, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Forbes has published its annual list of richest men in Africa. This year, only 21 billionaires are on the list, worth a combined $70 billion. This is down from the 2015 list which featured 23 African billionaires worth a combined $79.8 billion.
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been named alongside other world leaders including Russian President, Vladimir Putin, American President-elect, […]
For almost a year, Tanzanian officials had been in a bitter $600-million dispute with Dangote Cement over investment incentives related to a new cement plant in Mtwara, southern Tanzania. The Nigerian company claimed the government was reneging on promises made by the previous administration.
Work is to commence in full as the Dangote Group and the Federal Government signed a landmark contract document, yesterday, in Abuja.
Dangote Group said on Tuesday it was planning to invest over $20 billion (N630.5 billion) and engage over 200,000 more […]
A leading manufacturer of cement in Africa, Dangote, is hoping to move into the Asian market in the next decade.The […]
A cheap electricity deal that attracted Aliko Dangote to set up a cement plant in Ethiopia could impact the cement […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has started its shake-up of the Kenyan market with importation of cement from its plant in Ethiopia […]
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has commenced the construction of concrete roads in various states across the country. Sources at the […]
According to Bloomberg, Dangote Cement Plc signalled it may ease the pace of adding new capacity amid foreign exchange constraints […]
As part of the initiative to widen access and improve on the availability of cement in all parts of the […]
Dreams of lower construction costs have again become a nightmare, due to increases in the prices of cement-based products affected […]
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has began the construction of concrete roads in Lagos, Bauchi, Kogi and Kaduna States, beginning with […]
The Executive Council (FEC) has approved Dangote Group subsidiary to construct the Obajana-Kabba Road in Nigeria.
Zimbabwe’s cement industry has called on the government to impose tariffs on imports from international manufacturers including Dangote Cement Plc […]
“The only way we can help the continent is to be self-sufficient and also export. What we have been able […]
Africa’s richest man and president of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, announced the commencement of a six-million metric tonnes […]
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the commencement of the construction of a 3 mmtpa capacity cement grinding plant in Cote d’Ivoire.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has called for the adoption of concrete roads by the government in its bid to […]
Dangote Group, owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, said on Monday it plans to buy phosphate from Morocco and […]
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest producer of the building material, said full-year profit rose 15% as a price cut in its home market of Nigeria
Africa richest man, Aliko Dangote is taking another giant step to reposition cement industry in Nigeria through the construction of […]
Announcement by Dangote Cement that it plans to build two new cement plants in Nigeria lifted the country’s stock exchange on […]
The Government of Liberia has endorsed a proposal by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote to construct a 20-megawatt power plant in […]
After waiting in line for more than four hours to buy gasoline in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, taxi driver Adebayo Olawole […]
African investment will be the oil that spurs the growth of the Southern African economy in the wake of an […]
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has urged Nigerians to be patient with the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. […]
South Africa’s Tiger Brands said it would sell its 65.7% stake in its loss-making Nigerian division to Dangote Industries Limited […]
The Dangote Group Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communications, Engineer Mansur Ahmed, said the Group has concluded preliminary arrangements […]
President of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, was at the weekend rated among the 100 most powerful people in the world by Forbes Magazine.
The Zimbabwe Investment Authority has issued the Dangote Group with licenses for three projects worth $1.2 billion,
Dangote Cement Plc said nine-month profit gained 12% as expansion on the continent helped offset weaker demand in its home […]
Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote is consolidating his cement businesses across Africa into one company that will have the scale […]
The Dangote Cement Plc commissioned its new three million metric tonnes per annum cement plant located in the Mtwara District […]
Three Africans, including the Nigerian Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote group, were listed among the […]
Dangote Cement is set to commission its new 3 million metric tonnes per annum cement plant in Mtwara District, Tanzania, […]
Dangote Cement has been granted the African Business of the Year award at the 2015 African Business Awards held at […]
Dangote Cement has been granted the African Business of the Year award at the 2015 African Business Awards held at […]
Chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote over the weekend reiterated his plea to the Federal Government to urgently consider the use of concrete roads in the country.
Cement makers in Nigeria should brace up for intense completion following the recent price cut by the largest producer, Dangote […]
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest producer of the building material, cut prices in its home market of Nigeria in an attempt […]
Africa and Nigeria’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, is set to land at the Harare International Airport today on a two-day […]
Africa’s richest man strives to dominate its market for cement, the material at the heart of the continent’s infrastructure boom. […]
Cameroun’s President Paul Biya and Nigeria’s Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, are expected to lead public and private sector operators in […]
As Dangote Cement Plc prepares to formally open its new cement plant in Zambia tomorrow, the company’s total output is […]
Dangote Cement revised its 2015 spending plans to $1 billion from the $700 million estimated nine months ago after commissioning […]
Before the end of 2015, the Dangote group will start building its second cement factory in Cameroon after the one […]
Aliko Dangote, has disclosed the company’s fresh investment drive towards expanding the output from its Douala plant, Cameroon, from the […]
Aliko Dangote, president and CE of the Dangote Group, one of Nigeria’s most diversified conglomerates, has applauded the decision by […]
Devakumar VG Edwin is the executive director of Nigeria-based Dangote Group, one of the largest global business conglomerates. The group […]
Aliko Dangote says he’s expanding his cement empire to Asia and it will be operational in 30 months.The 58-year-old Nigerian […]
A truck ownership scheme, newly introduced by the Dangote Group, is expected to create 28,000 jobs and empower qualified Nigerians […]
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is looking to invest in Malawi. Malawi’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Joseph Mwanamvekha, told […]
After experiencing a dip profit in 2014, Dangote Cement started 2015 with an impressive first quarter, having grown its profit […]
Dangote Cement Plc says it will inaugurate its 2.5 million tonnes per annum cement plant in Ethiopia on Thursday as […]
Forbes’ annual compilation of 2,000 biggest and most powerful companies globally, this year was made up of companies from 61 […]
Basking in the euphoria of the successful inauguration of his plants in Cameroon and Senegal recently, President of the Dangote […]
A firm owned by Nigerian tycoon Aliko Dangote has abruptly stopped prospecting for limestone in Kanziku area, Kitui County. The […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement said on Thursday its first quarter pretax profit rose 32.3% to 70.16 billion naira ($354 million), compared […]
Aliko Dangote plans to quadruple the supply of gas to Nigeria by building pipelines that may be backed by Carlyle […]
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the commencement of operations in its $150 million cement plant in Douala, Cameroon to further […]
Dangote is investing $5 billion to build an African cement empire, with factories in Cameroon, Senegal, Ethiopia, Zambia and South […]
Having overcome its initial challenges in penetrating regional markets in the West African region, Dangote Cement Plc may soon be […]
Dangote Cement’s new plants in Senegal and Cameroun have commenced operations and plants in Ethiopia and Zambia are expected to […]
Dangote Cement has released its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2014. Financial highlights• Revenue increased by 1.4% […]
The US$400-million Dangote Cement Plc plant in Masaiti on the Copperbelt is scheduled to start operations by the month end, […]
To become a successful entrepreneur is not a day’s job. Successful businessmen all have a driving force and this motivation […]
A few weeks ago, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, announced nearly 10% devaluation of the […]
The Dangote Group has selected two sites in Mahadevstahan of Dhading and Makawanpur as possible locations for its proposed cement […]
Dangote Cement Plc (DANGCEM), Africa’s biggest producer of the building material, hired Onne van der Weijde as chief executive officer, its outgoing CEO said.
Over 10,000 people are expected to be employed directly and indirectly at the Dangote Mtwara cement factory, slated to commence production in August.
Investors are seeking opportunities in new sectors and geographic locations with Dubai and the UAE a well-placed hub to drive […]
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approved the quality, environmental and safety measures put in place by the Dangote […]
Lafarge Africa is to make an offer worth about $122 million to buy out minority shareholders in its Nigerian business […]
As stakeholders across the country continue to hail Dangote Group over the price slash in cement, the company yesterday stated that the measure was not meant to promote monopolistic tendencies.
Tanzania’s economy is booming, with the construction industry and demand for cement said to be one of the key drivers […]
A 50kg bag of cement still sells for an average of N1,750 in Lagos, despite last week’s announcement of reduction […]
Dangote Cement, Nigeria’s biggest listed company, expects to slow its capital spending next year to around $700-million, as it completes […]
Dangote Cement has applied for a licence to build a 75 MW coal-fired plant in Tanzania that would power a […]
In a move that will raise the stakes in the rapidly evolving Nigerian cement market, leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement […]
Dangote Cement has described its current campaign on how to guard against building collapse across the country as part of its corporate social reasonability project.
Black Rhino, a company backed by Blackstone, recently announced a JV with Dangote that will see the two entities invest […]
Aliko Dangote has re-iterated the need for the global community to focus more on exploring investment opportunities rather than flooding the continent with aid.
Zambia is headed for a serious diplomat spat with the Nigerian government after embattled Labour minister Fackson Shamenda ordered authorities […]
A Dangote cement factory Dangote Cement Zambian subsidiary has taken to court a country’s labour minister for libel and slander […]
The latest twist in the unfolding confrontation between Zambia’s Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda and the Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote involves […]
With infrastructure and urban growth accelerating across Africa, the usefulness of a humble building material like cement cannot be underestimated. […]
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), a South African government-owned financial services provider, plans to invest R2.5 billion on the African […]
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is to sink $1-billion into African investments and equities, according to Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. […]
The Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the emirate’s public investment arm, is using Nigerian cement tycoon Aliko Dangote as “a […]
Losses recorded in the shares prices of Lafarge Africa plc, Dangote Cement plc, PZ Cussons Nigeria plc, Conoil plc, and […]
Sovereign fund Investment Corp of Dubai (ICD) has bought a 1.4% stake in Dangote Cement, Nigeria’s biggest company by market […]
Construction work at Dangote cement plant in Mtwara, Tanzania, which will produce three million metric tons of cement per annum, […]
Three of the five latest African cement news stories concern Nigerian cement giant Dangote Cement. This week it announced a […]
Dangote Cement Plc is planning to expand its cement production plants to the Middle East and Latin America.The company is […]
Dangote Cement plc says from August it will add 6 million tons (MTs) of cement per annum (pa) from its […]
A shortage of cement in Nigeria, particularly in the South West geo-political zone, has been reported. This has arisen due […]
Aliko Dangote has increased the estimated volume of production for his anticipated Kenya cement factory, which is going to shake […]
The Africa expansion drive of Nigeria’s Dangote Cement is paying off with the announcement that its $150-million Cameroon plant would […]
President Jakaya Kikwete on Monday met Nigerian business magnate, Aliko Dangote for talks on the multi-billion cement factory being constructed […]
The President of Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said that nine million tonnes of cement have […]
Chief Executive Officer at Dangote Cement Plc, Devakumar Edwin says the pan-African cement giant plans to start operations in three […]
Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, has pledged that his company would intensify direct-to-consumer deliveries as a means of […]
Africa has gotten a bad rap for corruption, but there is, in fact, a lot of investment opportunity on the […]
A mix of natural advantages and protectionism has made Dangote Group Nigeria’s biggest firm. Now its mettle will be tested […]
Nigeria’s rising housing demand and infrastructure development has led to new product offerings. The latest is Dangote 3X Cement, a new […]
Nigeria’s rising housing demand and infrastructure development has led to new product offerings. The latest is Dangote 3X Cement, a new […]
Dangote Cement Plc, Nigeria’s largest company by market value and sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cement produce, has just released its audited […]
Its shimmering azure chimney stacks towering into the sky, the latest cement works launched by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote […]
IDB President Ahmad Mohamed Ali with Dangote Group President and CEO Aliko Dangote. The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Dangote […]
To meet global standards in cement production while addressing the cases of building collapse, Africa largest cement producer, Dangote Cement […]
To meet global standards in cement production while addressing the cases of building collapse, Africa largest cement producer, Dangote Cement […]
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has disclosed that his conglomerate is planning to build a $600 million cement […]
Nigeria and Africa’s richest business mogul, Aliko Dangote, announced on Tuesday that his conglomerate, Dangote Group, plans to build a […]