FG mulls revamp of Nigerian textile industry

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The Federal Government has begun plans to revamp the textile industries in Nigeria to leverage its job creation potential. To this end,

Vice President Kashim Shettima hosted a number of stakeholders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, where stakeholders, including the governors of Lagos and Imo State, attended to harvest ideas on how best…

Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma said it was germane for those at the helm of affairs to do everything within their power to stimulate the Nigerian economy, hence the buy-in of governors to the project. “Before this time, you will agree with me, in Lagos State, Isolo area to be precise, you see so many textile industries. Kaduna was famous as a centre for cotton production and textile mills. In the northern areas, the land was very fertile for growing cotton and then processing cotton. So I think we need to stimulate the economy. We need to create more jobs, we need to redefine Nigeria.

“So, really, for us, it is to look at the entire value chain. There are so many things that we can track back in this country, and that’s why we say to ourselves, let’s produce what we use. Let’s use what we produce.”Let’s go back to our garment, cotton edges. The statistics show that it was employing directly and indirectly, almost 15 to 18 million Nigerians in that entire value chain. If you can bring back that, even if it’s 5 million in the next one to two years, it will take us further away.

The Police Command in Kano State has arrested 76 persons in connection with 25 Russian flags recently held by protesters in various parts of Kano. Also arrested was a Nigerien national believed to be responsible for sewing the Russian flags.

 

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