Nkemtreasure: Habaaaaaa, cement will now become N5000 a bag like kerosene. I need to change business line. ; haaaaaaahahahahhahaaaaa

badt sharp gay. dangote is not really sincere with reducing cement price. am a dealer and I can tell you, it isn't profitable anymore. he has flooded the market and he doesn't want to reduce price as he promised. he is controlling more than 80% of the market.. demand is low.


if Nigeria adopts cement as road construction basic, I go back....

Atouke: Does anyone with engineering/technical background know what the real merit/ demerits of this methodology will be for nigeria besides the obvious thats already been discussed?

it has merits over asphalt. no demerits....

Cement coy investments

very wrong! it will lead to increase in the price of cement no doubt!

Good news for dangote

If dem like make dem use gold dey will not still do it well and our roads will still be bad as they are now.

I see Aliko Dangote's fingerprints all over this.

i will soon start cement business.......

Welcome development, we need more cement manufacturers

Dangote cement readily comes to mind. Enriching Dangote in no small measure.

Atouke: For the first time, the need for cement based option for road construction in Nigeria instead asphalt for sur-facing received a major boost at the week-end, with experts both local and interna-tionals listing some of the advantages of cement over other material. The conference, entitled, “Exploring Cement Based Option for Sustainable Road Construction in Nigeria”, which was organised by Business Day in collab-oration with the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (CMAN), drew the attention of government to the universal acceptance of cement concrete road as the best option all over the world. Stakeholders from road and transpor-tation sector comprising policy makers, construction experts, politicians and ce-ment manufacturers attended the confer-ence.

In canvassing for cement based option for road construction, it was noted that 40 per cent of roads in developed countries like United States of America and West Germany are made of cement concrete, whereas 2 per cent of roads in emerging economies like India and less than 0.1 per cent in Nigeria are built with cement concrete.

Justifying reasons for the need for concrete cement as alternative material to asphalt overlay for road construction, Chairman of CMAN, Mr. Joseph Makoju, said road built with cement is between 25 per cent and 50 per cent cheaper than that constructed with asphalt.

Besides, he explained that though ce-ment concrete road is 10 per cent more ex-pensive to construct than asphalt but that the lifespan of a road built with former is longer than that of the latter.In term of maintenance, he said ce-ment concrete road becomes cheaper than asphalt as less maintenance is re-quired.

He said, “ The major cause for the collapse of our road network earlier mentioned was identified as our poor maintenance culture. In search for a cost effective solution, it was natural there-fore to search for an alternative surfacing material which when compared with as-phalt will require minimal maintenance hence our interest in cement concrete roads for Nigeria.” Managing Director/ Chief Execu-tive Officer, Lafarge WAPCO Cement, Mr. Joe Hudson, in his presentation on “The Nigerian Cement Industry”, noted that Nigerian economy has potential for growth.

And as such, he said demand for cement would continue to increase due to investment in energy supply, road, water, housing and other infrastructure projects.

According to him, Nigeria cement ca-pacity will triple in 10 years from 2010 to 2020 and that the nation will be the sec-ond highest producer of cement in Africa after Egypt, adding that by 2015, Nigeria will be an exporter to the West African re-gion, saying it has capital investment of over N1.8 trillion

He listed major challenges of cement industry to include poor energy supply, roads and rail to carry cement to the mar-ket, and inadequate skills in the sector, urging government on the need to find solutions to them.

for full article:http://nationalmirroronline.net/index.php/business/real-estate/39853.html

Dis one Na pedestrian walk way, enough of dis Sobo

wat about inter locking tiles i think dey are d best for southern nigeria check places wher dey av used ut dey still stay till date GOD bless naija

pls what city is this?

good idea,be quick about it,cant wait.

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Atouke:
Besides, he explained that though ce-ment concrete road is 10 per cent more ex-pensive to construct than asphalt but that the lifespan of a road built with former is longer than that of the latter.In term of maintenance, he said ce-ment concrete road becomes cheaper than asphalt as less maintenance is re-quired.

In view of the merits Cement will have over Asphalt in road construction, it is a welcome developlment;
moreso, Nigeria lacks maintenance culture.

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The cost of road construction will sky rocket. Cost of building houses too.

Hey bro.. Am a skate biginer ! I will need some oral orieantation from you, don't have a coach yet! Thnks..

Rigid pavement made of concrete is more suitable for roads that are subjected to hgh compressive load. It is used in the construction of runways due to the weight of aeroplanes.

It will serve well on roads that are mostly used by heavy trucks since they need frequent maintenance if constructed with asphalt; just as we see on roads like the one that links PH to Enugu.

This type of construction will help in reducing the life cycle cost of roads but it may also affect the price of cement generally due to increase in demand. And it will be uneconomical for roads with minimal axle loads.

This is what happens when non experts start to pontificate about issues that only qualified professionals can educate people on. In civil engineering terms, there is nothing like a ''Cement road", you basically have a rigid pavement(Concrete), or a flexible pavement(flexible), or a Composite pavement. There is a lot that goes into highway design and construction that is outside the realm of laymen, and the Surfacing you decide to use is a distant last. You decide to use any of the three based on the design conditions like lifespan, site conditions, economy, durability, etc. And the fact that you see 40% of the roads in the UK and us as rigid pavements do not mean the design conditions are the same. People should avoid discussing technical issues that they do not have the requisite expertise on. You don't start discussing the merits and demerits of sarbanes-oxley if you are not in the investment banking Industry, if you do, it makes you look stupid.

Aliko don Hammer

there is still tar layer on it. Roads done that way have better resistance. Thick mass concrete layer before the surface tarring.There is one I know of, it was done around 2004/2005, by Chris Ngige in his Local Government area through RCC. When they were doing the road I was like what is this. Despite the traffic on that road it still looked like it could taste 50 years without a scratch. Anytime, I'm on that road I wish all the roads in Anambra were like that. Even the tyres are Happy on that road. I hope to take and post the pictures when next I pass that route

okpara ugo:

I have never thought of that. but I think cement will out last asphalt. the concrete built filling stations last long. there is a mixture and technique for making it strong....

if Nigeria embraces that, I dust my cement distributors certificate....

I have never thought of that. but I think cement will out last asphalt. the concrete built filling stations last long. there is a mixture and technique for making it strong....

if Nigeria embraces that, I dust my cement distributors certificate....

at the bold.

Construction company don't buy cement in your 20kg standard packaging. They buy in bulk packaging directly from cement companies, transported in tankers to site.

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Not bad, not bad. But will the roads also be painted with oil paint for beauty?








Just kidding
At least the cost of maintainance will be cheaper? And the pot-holes can easily be patched since the road was constructed with cement!

One of the major advantages of concrete
pavements is they are typically stronger and more
durable than asphalt roadways. They also can be
grooved to provide a durable skid-resistant
surface. A notable disadvantage is that it can
typically have a higher initial cost, as well as can be more time consuming to construct. This cost can
typically be offset through the long life cycle of the
pavement. Concrete pavement can be maintained
over time utilizing a series of methods known as
concrete pavement restoration which include
diamond grinding, dowel-bar retrofits, joint and crack sealing, cross-stitching, etc. Diamond
grinding is also useful in reducing noise and
restoring skid resistance in older concrete

this is very dangerous o!

alpontif: This is what happens when non experts start to pontificate about issues that only qualified professionals can educate people on. In civil engineering terms, there is nothing like a ''Cement road", you basically have a rigid pavement(Concrete), or a flexible pavement(flexible), or a Composite pavement. There is a lot that goes into highway design and construction that is outside the realm of laymen, and the Surfacing you decide to use is a distant last. You decide to use any of the three based on the design conditions like lifespan, site conditions, economy, durability, etc. And the fact that you see 40% of the roads in the UK and us as rigid pavements do not mean the design conditions are the same. People should avoid discussing technical issues that they do not have the requisite expertise on. You don't start discussing the merits and demerits of sarbanes-oxley if you are not in the investment banking Industry, if you do, it makes you look stupid.

Oga...exactly what are you talking about?

You just kept rambling without an iota of sense.

If you have information, share it with us and stop this your ITK verbiage.

another medium to make dangote and his pals more and more richer....so they don't know that roads built with cement are more durable all this while...it is now that cement is expensive they know it's nice....just like how it was done at the port...right

Cuche: there is still tar layer on it. Roads done that way have better resistance. Thick mass concrete layer before the surface tarring.There is one I know of, it was done around 2004/2005, by Chris Ngige in his Local Government area through RCC. When they were doing the road I was like what is this. Despite the traffic on that road it still looked like it could taste 50 years without a scratch. Anytime, I'm on that road I wish all the roads in Anambra were like that. Even the tyres are Happy on that road. I hope to take and post the pictures when next I pass that route

The Government know the right thing to do, but cutting corner syndrome is the issue

Eledan:

Oga...exactly what are you talking about?

You just kept rambling without an iota of sense.

If you have information, share it with us and stop this your ITK verbiage.

If you are too dumb to understand my "rant'' , Then it will be better that you actually go back to school and study to become a Civil Engineer, If you are too dull to be admitted, that should tell you that your IQ is not high enough to poke your nose inside Civil Engineering Technicalities.