Browsing: Nigeria imports textiles worth $4 bn

Nigeria currently spends over $4 billion annually on importing textiles and readymade clothing, despite the Nigerian government?s initiatives to revive the textile sector in recent times, according to the Director General (DG) of Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), Hamma Kwajaffa. Textiles is Nigeria?s second largest employer after the government.

Nigeria currently spends over $4 billion annually on importing textiles and readymade clothing, despite the Nigerian government?s initiatives to revive the textile sector in recent times, according to the Director General (DG) of Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), Hamma Kwajaffa. Textiles is Nigeria?s second largest employer after the government.