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Nigerian govt with its SEZ plans to revive garment, textile manufacturing

Related Keywords: address myriads of challenges, creation of Special Economic Zones, Federal Government of Nigeria, help spur economic development, move in collaboration, organized private sector, reviving Textile and Garment industry, SEZ, textile manufacturers

The Federal Government of Nigeria with the creation of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) is thinking towards reviving the Textile and Garment industry, which would first address the myriads of challenges faced by textile manufacturers in the country.The move will be a collaboration with the organized private sector and it is hoped that it will help spur the nation’s economic development, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,

Currently, stakeholders estimate over $1.4 billion in new investments to revive the textiles sector in Nigeria, which is expected to provide over 500,000 jobs.

Nigerian govt urged to ban import of foreign fabrics

Related Keywords: Administrative Secretary of Zamfara Textile Industry, Alhaji Sani Muhammad, Federal Government of Nigeria, government to provide improved cotton seeds, importation of textile materials, led to collapse of textile sector, modern textile machines, Nigerian fabrics, revive nations ailing textile mills, urged to ban import of foreign fabrics

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to ban import of foreign fabrics to revive the nation’s ailing textile mills. According to Alhaji Sani Muhammad, the Administrative Secretary of Zamfara Textile Industry located in Gusau, importation of textile materials had led to the collapse of the nation’s textile sector.

Muhammad lamented that Zamfara Textile, established in 1965, had layed off over 2, 500 workers in 2004. It is unfortunate that the industry is not able to come back fully.

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