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Aba’s Industrial Revival: Driving Nigeria’s Made-in-Nigeria Movement
By Okechukwu Keshi Ukegbu
Nigeria’s economy continues to face immense pressure from import dependency and its overreliance on oil exports, which account for over 70%...
Nigeria’s Traditional Textiles Threatened by Chinese Imports
By Ifiok Ettang
JOS, NIGERIA - Nigeria has been producing traditional, handmade, beautiful fabric designs for centuries. But preservers of ancient art say modern manufacturing...
Africa’s fashion industry must embrace technology to increase digital economy
“Embracing technology is the key to unlocking the potential of Africa’s fashion industry in a digital economy. Going digital, for African fashion entrepreneurs, is...
CBN invests N120 bn to revive Nigeria’s textile sector
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently said it had invested over N120 billion across the cotton, textile and garment (CTG) value chain since...
The Nigerian Textile and Fashion Industry in Perspective
Textile industry has been an age-long cottage industry in Nigeria, considering that Aso-Oke, Akwete as well as the dyeing pits of Kano constitute part...
Nigeria’s Funtua mill expansion to revive cotton farming
Farmers in the Funtua area of Nigeria’s Katsina state are happy over a joint plan by the state and central governments to convert the...
Nigeria’s Zamfara state to boost cotton production
The Zamfara state government in Nigeria recently received approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to finance 60,000 cotton and rice farmers, according...
Nigeria CBN to Fund 1.6 mn Cotton Farmers This Season
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will fund 1.6 million farmers in the 2020 wet season to help raise farm output. The apex bank...
Africa’s Fashion Industry Urges Investors To Embrace Innovation
With the fashion industry being one of the hardest-hit sectors in Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts have urged investors in the sector...
Nigeria: As CBN Targets 300,000 Cotton Farmers
Cotton stands out as the most important fibre material for Nigeria's textile industry. The production of the cash crop in Nigeria, however, suffered a...
