Industry

Nigeria Attracts $3.5bn Investment In Textile & Apparel Sector

Textile Insights May 29, 2024

Nigeria’s Minister Of Industry, Trade And Investment Doris Uzoka-Anite said the government has attracted US $3.5 billion investment to boost the textile and apparel industry. Uzoka-Anite said this while sharing the sectoral report on the government’s first year in office. She added that efforts

Export

Nigerian Textile & Garment Imports Soar 106% Over Four Years

Textile Insights April 9, 2024

Despite various intervention efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to prop up the domestic textile industry, Nigerian imports of textiles and apparels soared 106.7 percent over the past four years. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), imports of textile and garments which stood at Naira 182.5 billion in 2020 […]

Industry

Nigerian Textile Workers Union Demand Reducing Import Bill

Textile Insights March 30, 2024

The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has urged the government to revive the textile industry and reduce US $4 billion imports of textiles and apparels This was mentioned by outgoing NUTGTWN President John Adaji at the 13th national delegate conference of the union. He lamented that Nigeria which had […]

Industry

Obasanjo Appeals to FG to Protect Adire Production and Local Textiles

Textile Insights October 25, 2023

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal Government (FG) to ban the importation of Chinese adire into the country to safeguard the local adire market from potential harm. Obasanjo emphasized the need to protect local production of adire and other items that can be made in Nigeria. Speaking at the ‘Canada Trade Mission […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Shortage Of Textile Dyes Impacts Nigerian Uniforms Industry

Textile Insights October 16, 2023

Nigerian textile and garment manufacturers are complaining about a shortage of textile disperse dyes to dye polyester fabrics, which is forcing garment factories to import polyester fabrics. The polyester fabric which is mainly used to produce school and various other uniforms has raised apprehensions that the cost of manufacturing uniforms will increase “This situation is