Nigeria foresees end to importation of cement

LAGOS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The importation of cement would soon be over with the level of operation at cement factories in Nigeria, a top government official has said.

Minister of Trade and Investment Olusegun Aganga said this on Monday while inspecting the Dangote Cement Plant in southwest Ogun State. Nigeria was on the verge of being self-sufficient in cement production, the minister said.

According to him, the Ibeshe plant was capable of producing six million tones of cement per annum when completed.