The Nigerian Fashion Council (NFC), Nigeria’s national sector skill council for the fashion, leather, accessories, and textile (FLAT) industry, has responded to the Nigerian Senate’s resolution calling for a total ban on the importation of foreign textile materials. The NFC welcomes the legislative intent while urging the Federal Government to ensure that any policy action is matched by an equally robust institutional and industry development framework.
Speaking on behalf of the Council, Funmi Ajila-Ladipo, executive chairperson and head of the Policy Committee of the Nigerian Fashion Council, said “Nigeria’s textile industry collapse is not simply a story of unfair competition from imported fabrics. It is a story of decades of under-investment in standards, institutional capacity, and industry infrastructure.”
She added that “The Senate’s resolution is a welcome signal of political will. But policy without implementation infrastructure will fail as it has before. What Nigeria needs alongside this ban is a coordinated
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