Patronage of Second-Hand Clothing Threatens Employment for Over One Million Nigerian Tailors

The smuggling of second-hand clothing into Nigeria poses a significant threat to the livelihoods of approximately one million five hundred thousand Nigerian tailors. Mr. Alok Bhardwaj, Managing Director of Sunflag Nigeria Ltd., conveyed this critical statistic to the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Sen. John Enoh, during a recent visit to the…

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Textile firms’ shutdown silences cotton production

(Business Day) The shutdown of textile companies across Nigeria has weakened Nigeria’s cotton production, pushing the crop into near-oblivion. Cotton is a critical plant-based raw material for textiles, with others being jute, hemp and sisal. Nigeria produces about 51,000 metric tons of cotton from over 300,000 tons in 1980s. The low cotton production is attributed…

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