{
  "id": 1864230,
  "title": "Nigerians pay more for cement than African neighbours – FCCPC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nigerians-pay-more-for-cement-than-african-neighbours-fccpc",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T04:40:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerians-pay-more-for-cement-than-african-neighbours-fccpc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigerians are paying more for cement than their African neighbours, according to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The regulator has been investigating the cement industry for three months and has found preliminary evidence suggesting possible price manipulation.\n\nThe FCCPC's investigation followed complaints about the high cost of cement in Nigeria, despite the country's substantial limestone deposits and significant domestic production capacity. The Commission compared cement prices in Nigeria with those in other African countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria.\n\nAccording to the FCCPC, three major cement manufacturers account for over 90 percent of Nigeria's installed production capacity, and all but one of them cooperated with the investigation by providing their records. The Commission's findings are contained in a 40-page field report compiled by its Anticompetitive Practices Department.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Cement prices manipulated in Nigeria, says FCCPC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cement-prices-manipulated-in-nigeria-says-fccpc",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:40:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Cement costs more in Nigeria than Kenya, Tanzania as FCCPC probes pricing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cement-costs-more-in-nigeria-than-kenya-tanzania-as-fccpc-probes",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:51:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigerians pay more for cement than African neighbours – FCCPC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nigerians-pay-more-for-cement-than-african-neighbours-fccpc-1868875",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:14:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}