Nigeria
Cultural Appropriation — In Their Own Words: Kenneth Ize
"You always know when you've crossed the line if you are truly honest with yourself," he says.
Nigeria Looks to Jumpstart Textile Industry With New Garment Park
The Funtua Integrated Textile and Garment Park is one of the six priority projects under the Nigeria…
Nigeria Seeks to Revive Cotton Industry, Fight Textiles Smuggling
The Nigerian government wants to revive the country's cotton, textiles and garments sector.
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Nigeria Approves Two GMO Cotton Varieties to Increase Output
Nigeria approved two GMO cotton varieties to boost supply to its textile industry and cut lint imports of as…
India Invests in Textiles Training in Nigeria
India has set up shop in Nigeria to help train locals in apparel industry skills development.
Nigeria Plans to Revive Cotton, Textile and Garment Industries
Following campaign promises, Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has created a special committee to revive…
Nigeria Lifts Ban on Textile Imports
The federal government of Nigeria has lifted the embargo on textile and furniture imports into the country…
Chinese Counterfeits Plague Ghana Textile Sector
Nigeria is not the only African nation struggling with smuggled Chinese textiles.
Nigeria to Deport Chinese Textile Smugglers
Three Chinese nationals arrested for illegally importing textiles to Kano in northwest Nigeria will be…
Customs Officials Seize More Than $1.5B Chinese Textiles in Nigeria
The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday uncovered contraband textiles valued at 315.9 billion naira (or $1.58…
Nigerian Dyers Protest Chinese Imports
More than 30,000 textile dyers and traders in Nigeria could lose their jobs if the country continues to…
Report: Global Retail Shows Steady Growth for 2014
Market research firm Euromonitor International recently released data on the industry showing a steady growth…
African Nations Campaign for Living Wages
As Africa becomes an increasingly relevant manufacturer, country affiliates are putting living wage campaigns…