Textile
10 Oct
The Managing Director, Ore Industrial Park, Dr. Femi Akinkuebi, has reiterated the need for government and Nigerians to take pride in investing and patronising locally-made products
22 Dec 2020
The Comptroller General of Customs’ (CGC’s) Strike Force Team unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has intercepted 564 bales of textile materials falsely declared as machinery, foreign parboiled rice, footwears and foreign bags worth N895 million in one month.
1 Nov 2020
Mr Issa Aremu, Vice President of IndustriALL Global Union, has said that the textile industries alone can generate over 2.5 million jobs in Nigeria if rejuvenated.
18 Oct 2020
The Nigeria fashion industry, with its creativity in the use of fabrics to produce alluring styles, is merely standing on one leg. Past governments, through their unstable policies
5 Jul 2020
The National Union of Textiles, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has expressed disappointment over fuel price hike by the Federal Government
5 Jun 2020
Starch, in recent times, has found numerous applications in various industries like Textile, Paper and Printing, Plywood, Battery, Laundry, Paint, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food
31 Mar 2020
The National Union Of Textile, Garment And Tailoring Workers Of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), has appealed to the Federal Government to consider palliative measures for its members in the informal sector
21 Feb 2020
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has explained that productivity data of the improved varieties of cotton obtained from farmers’ fields has raised the hope that the moribund textile industry
22 Nov 2019
Stakeholders in the textile manufacturing in Nigeria said the sector can provide over 100,000 jobs yearly, and conserve billions of dollars staked in importing materials from foreign countries
29 Oct 2019
Stakeholders in the textile and garments industry have kicked against the production of military uniforms by foreign firms. They said it belied President Muhammadu Buhari’s perceived interest in revitalising the industry, and capable of squeezing life out of an industry that had been comatose for years.
26 Oct 2019
The Minister of Agric, Alhaji Sabo Nanono yesterday declined to response to question put before him on his N30 meal claim. Nanono, who was having Town Hall meeting with farmers and stakeholders in Kano, insisted he would not comment on the controversial issue.
8 Oct 2019
Labour leaders in Kaduna State yesterday embarked on a protest against the non-payment of Kaduna Textiles Limited (KTL) and Arewa Textiles workers, several years after the closure of the factories.
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