Ahaji Dikko Abdullahi, the Comptroller General of Customs in Nigeria, emphasised on the need to revive the Nigerian textile sector especially in the area of job creation
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South African clothing industry workers to get salary hike
Workers in the clothing industry in South Africa are set to get a pay rise up to 10 per cent later this year, according to their union
Morocco plans to grow fast fashion exports
With sights set on nearby European markets and even the USA, Morocco is on its way to create a fully-integrated textile and garment industry from spinning to final product within 15 years
Mauritius looks to amp up textile and apparel exports overseas
Mauritius is keen to increase volume and export sales of textiles in the overseas market this year, after a successful display at the recently-concluded Source Africa trade fair
AGOA extension could help quadruple African textile and apparel exports
Textile and apparel exports to the USA from Africa could quadruple to exceed US$4bn within the next decade, aided by the extension of the AGOA, said a trade official in the USA