Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc has won nine awards for excellence from different stakeholders and organisations in the past year. The awards span different keys areas in which the company has made significant impact.

The awards include: best risk management business unit, NSITF-NECA workplace safety award, highest dividend growth stock for the year, best media-supporting corporate organisation and best cement company of the year.

Commenting on the various recognitions the company has received Joe Hudson, managing director and chief executive officer, said: "In today's rapidly changing economic and market landscape, the key to business success is not only what you sell, but the impact you make on society."