Energy help required if Nigerian textile industry is to emulate Ethiopia
17/08/2016
Textiles used to be the most important industry in Nigeria and was the country’s second-largest source of employment after government jobs and the government in Abuja has said consistently that it wants to revive textile and garment production across the country.
The director general of the NTMA, Hamma Kwajaffa, has said in recent comments to local media that Nigeria still has great potential in terms of satisfying its own demand for textiles and garments but said government help with things like the energy costs manufacturers have to pay will be required. He claimed, for example, that help from the government in Ethiopia means textile manufacturers there are paying five times less than their counterparts in Nigeria for energy.
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