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Nigeria Spent N578 Billion on Textile Imports in First Half of 2026

BusinessDay also described a hypothetical case in which a Nigerian designer could struggle to reproduce a sold-out collection.

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A vendor unrolls patterned fabric at a textile stall in Lagos, Nigeria. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
A vendor unrolls patterned fabric at a textile stall in Lagos, Nigeria. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)

Nigeria spent N578 billion on textile imports in the first half of 2026, BusinessDay reported Friday, Nov. 6, putting a figure on the scale of textile purchases from abroad.

BusinessDay said strong demand did not guarantee that a Nigerian designer could reproduce a sold design.

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