Dangote Cement Plc, together with its subsidiaries, prepares, manufactures, distributes, and sells cement and related products in Nigeria. It operates in two segments, Nigeria and Pan Africa. The company is involved in manufacturing, bagging, grinding, distribution, and sale of cement; limestone mining; holding of other mining rights; selling and distribution of fuels; coal and power production activities; property investment activities; and manufacturing of ceramic products, as well as providing contracting services. It has operations in Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. The company was formerly known as Obajana Cement Plc and changed its name to Dangote Cement Plc in July 2010. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Dangote Cement Plc operates as a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited.