The Nigerian government has confirmed that the country has attained self-sufficiency in cement production and is now a cement exporter.
Dangote Cement is credited with the achievement. Last month, Onne Van der Weijde, group managing director, Dangote Cement, said the company was exporting cement to Nigeria’s neighbours.
“We exported nearly 0.4m tonnes into neighbouring countries and in doing so, we achieved a great milestone by transforming Nigeria into a net exporter of cement," he said.
“This is a remarkable achievement, given that only five years ago, in 2011, Nigeria was one of the world’s largest importers, buying 5.1Mt of foreign cement at huge expense to our balance of payments. We will increase our exports substantially in 2017.”
