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Nigeria: BUA Group subsidiary BUA Cement has shared plans to establish a 3Mt/yr-capacity integrated cement plant in Guyuk, Adamawa State. The Sun newspaper has reported that the company also plans to establish a 50MW power plant in nearby Lamurde, also in Adamawa State. BUA Group chairman Abdul Samad Rabiu said, “We will use new technologies to supply power to the proposed cement plant and communities of Guyuk and Lamurde.” The state’s limestone deposits with provide the raw material for clinker production.

Nigeria: BUA Cement has donated 350 bags of rice and 22,500 facemasks to people affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Okpella, Okpekpe and Ibie, Edo State and Elele, Rivers State. BUA Cement CEO Yusuf Binji said, “As a responsible organisation, we understand the plight of our host communities. We believe this donation will go a long way to ameliorate the negative effect of the lock¬down.”

As of 20 April 2020, Nigeria had 627 coronavirus cases – 21 fatal.