Nigeria's decision to set up Textile-Garment Development Board hailed

In a statement, the union termed the decision a bold initiative to revive the country’s long-neglected textile industry.

“It is commendable that the current administration is taking practical steps to re-industrialise the country and restore the labour-intensive textile and garment industry,” the union’s general secretary Issa Aremu Godonu Ali Baba said.

The union is optimistic about the board backing modernisation of the textile value chain, enhancing labour productivity and repositioning the industry for global competitiveness.

The union said the board will be privately driven, with input from public sector stakeholders. It will be funded through the textile import levy collected by the Nigeria Customs Service, according to domestic media reports.

The board will include governors from Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, along with the ministers of agriculture and food security, budget and economic planning, and industry, trade and investment.

The union pledged to intensify its efforts and expand activities in areas of capacity building, conflict resolution, and national and international solidarity.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)