Ayo Akinfe
(1) Governors of the 19 states of northern Nigeria will make land available so the country’s cotton cultivation area is increased to at least 2m hectares
(2) Nigeria’s Bank of Industry will make loans available to all cotton farmers at an interest rate no higher than 2%
(3) Nigeria’s Arewa Textiles company will...
Ayo Akinfe
As we debate the creation of cattle ranches across Nigeria, are we aware of the fact that the global leather goods market was valued at $414bn in 2017, it is expected to reach $629.65bn by 2025? Here are the top 10 producers worldwide.
(1) China produces 6.17bn square feet of leather goods and...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Cotton production will be expanded to match Pakistan’s 2.3m tonnes through the provision of single digit loans and hybrid seedlings to farmers. Nigeria currently produces only 105,000 tonnes which is not enough to sustain a local manufacturing industry
(2) A Nigerian Tailors Guild will be formed as part of a...
