Dangote Cement's Q2 2025 profit skyrockets to N311bn, a 303% surge driven by rising revenue and improved margins. H1 profit reaches N520.5bn.

The board of Dangote Cement has, therefore, announced the appointment of an independent non-executive director, Emmanuel Ikazoboh, as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Aliko Dangote steps down as Chairman of Dangote Cement to dedicate his efforts to the $20 billion refinery project. Emmanuel Ikazoboh appointed as new Chairman.

Foremost entrepreneur and founder of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote has announced his retirement as a Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors from July 25, 2025. He is relinquishing ...

A new study has highlighted the lasting psychological and social scars left by a state-sponsored witch hunt in The Gambia, more than a decade after it was carried out by former President Yahya Jammeh.

Gambia declares mpox outbreak Mpox remains an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation's director said last month, amid a rise in west Africa.

Chairman of BUA Cement Plc, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has projected a significant decline in commodity prices — including cement — in the near future, driven by improvements in the naira exchange ...

UltraTech Cement, part of the Aditya Birla Group, reported a 49% increase in consolidated net profit for Q1 FY26, reaching ₹2,226 crore. Revenue also grew by 13% to ₹21,275 crore compared to ...

Imports of clinker have dropped sharply since the country started applying the levy.

In the trading week ended July 18, 2025, the Nigerian industrial sector delivered a standout performance, soaring 19.17% to lead ...

A cement truck flipped sideways outside People's Park Centre in Chinatown on Saturday (July 19), sending its driver to the hospital. Responding to queries, the police said they were alerted to the ...

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has noted that the paper presented to Lebanon by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack is for "the implementation of the cessation of hostilities arrangements and not a new agreement" as ...