Description: Nigeria is the largest cement producer in Africa, and Ogun state has the largest concentration of limestone deposits in Nigeria especially in and around Ewekoro and Ibeshe, more than 50% the metric tonnes of cement produced locally in Nigeria, comes from Ogun . Today, Ogun state is the new Cement Capital of Africa, producing the same amount of Cement as South Africa, the continent's second largest economy. Other important producing states are: Kogi state around Obajana, Edo state around Akoko Edo - Okpella, Cross river state around Mfamosing, and to a lesser extent Nkalagu in Enugu state and Ashaka in Gombe state
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