Nigeria, April 24 -- BUA Cement more than doubled its net profit for the quarter to March, compared to a year ago, after putting a couple of cost management strategies to use.

Post-tax profit soared by 117.4 per cent in the first three months of 2026, relative to the same period of the preceding year, going by its unaudited accounts published on Thursday.

The building materials powerhouse continues to cling to the playbook that helped it book record profits last year to turn in robust results.

The improvement, despite a degree of reliance on stronger turnover, resulted largely from keeping all costs under control, from operating expenditure and cost of sales to tax liability.

Cost of sales as a proportion of revenue dropped to 43.1 pe...