Since July 25, 2025, the president of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, retired as director and chairman of the board of directors of Dangote Cement.

Last Friday, the group's director of brand and communications, Anthony Chiejina, Dangote resigned as president and withdrew from the board in order to focus more on the $20 billion refinery, petrochemicals, fertilizers, and government relationships.

According to a statement, “the board of directors of Dangote Cement has therefore announced the appointment of an independent non-executive director, Emmanuel Ikazoboh, as the new chairman of the board of directors.” The document also states that “in the same vein, Hajiya Mariya Aliko Dangote has also been appointed to the company's board of directors while Professor Dorothy Ufot has retired from the