{"id":171346,"date":"2025-07-25T23:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T22:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/dangote-resigns-as-chairman-of-cement-company"},"modified":"2025-07-26T00:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:35:15","slug":"dangote-resigns-as-chairman-of-cement-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/dangote-resigns-as-chairman-of-cement-company","title":{"rendered":"Dangote resigns as chairman of cement company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Dangote Cement has announced the retirement of its founder and majority shareholder, Aliko Dangote, from his role as Chairman of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s Group Chief, Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chiejina, Dangote stepped down from the position to devote more attention to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.<\/p>\n<p>Following his retirement, the Board appointed Emmanuel Ikazoboh, an independent non-executive director, as the new chairman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Dangote Cement has announced the retirement of its founder and majority shareholder, Aliko Dangote, from his role as Chairman of the Board. The company\u2019s Group Chief, Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Friday. 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