Cements

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has criticised the Kogi State Government’s forced closure on Wednesday of the Obajana factory of Dangote Cement Plc. The trade union said it feared the shutdown could have far-reaching implications for the economy as well as labour and investment. Dangote Group, under which Dangote Cement operates, is one of Nigeria’s biggest employers of labour after the federal government. “You cannot use strong-arm tactics to shut them down or impose very severe restrictions on…

Sega announced that Sonic Frontiers will be making its way to consoles and PC on November 8. Sega revealed the release date at Gamescom Opening Night Live on Tuesday alongside a new cinematic trailer for the game. Sonic Frontiers – arriving November 8, 2022! pic.twitter.com/jjaMDOSTdy — Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) August 23, 2022 The release date was previously leaked in a Japanese trailer after another leak suggested that it could launch on November 15. Now, Sega has confirmed that the November 8…

Abdul Samad Rabiu’s BUA Cement posted a 41.4 per cent improvement in its net profit for the first half of the year following a steep growth in revenue, according to the company’s earnings report for the period issued on Monday. Turnover stood at N188.6 billion, 51.7 per cent higher when compared to the same period of last year. The cement maker received a tremendous boost in other income, which rose to N200.1 million, following a jump in the value of insurance claims by more than seven times. Profit before…

The following article contains really significant spoilers for ‘A Quality of Mercy.’ We’re living in the age of the prequel, with studios exploiting every scrap of existing material where there’s an audience already in place to enjoy it. But the low-hanging fruit and easy cash a prequel promises severely limits the storytelling opportunities for those properties. Obi-Wan Kenobi can’t die (or do anything of consequence) during his own prestige miniseries since his fate was preordained in 1977. Ewan McGregor has to age into…

Dangote Cement Group on Thursday said its chief finance officer, Guillaume Moyen, has resigned. The company in a disclosure to the Nigerian Exchange said Mr Moyen’s resignation is based on personal reasons and takes effect from June 30,2022. It added that Gbenga Fapohunda has been appointed as the company’s acting CFO. “This to inform Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and other stakeholders of the resignation of Mr Guillaume Moyen as Group Chief Finance Officer of Dangote Cement Plc (DCP)…