# Why did Nigeria order so much cement?

An episode of [True Crime with Reni](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896567424), 19 Mar 2026, 5:41.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1087d9520/podcast/play/117196295/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-19%2Ffb41ec06-490c-fbff-c206-3a57d5c4accc.mp3

Hundreds of ships. All carrying cement. Nigeria ordered it… but couldn’t handle it. This is the story behind the Cement Armada and the oil boom era that changed everything.

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