June 9, 2026
By Henry Umoru
The Senate has asked the Federal Government to urgently ban all foreign textile materials from entering the country as part of moves to encourage local production of cotton and the revival of dead textile industries across the country.
The Senate called on the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Trade and Investment to ensure the revival of textile industries in Nigeria as this will further create job opportunities for the unemployed population in the country, thereby addressing youth restiveness and attendant insecurity.
The red chamber urged the Federal Government to provide additional funds to the Bank of Industry, BOI, to be dedicated to textile industries in order to revive the sector.
