Fashion industry needs policy support, investment to scale up

Nigeria’s fashion industry needs stronger policy frameworks, investment and business infrastructure to support the growth of local designers and build globally competitive brands, fashion designer Ejiro Amos Tafiri has said.
Tafiri, founder and creative director of Ejiro Amos Tafiri, an indigenous fashion brand, said sustainable growth in the African fashion industry required deliberate efforts to strengthen business operations, develop skilled workers and establish mentorship structures for emerging designers.
She spoke ahead of the third edition of the Fashioning a Legacy: Leaving a Mark in Time conference, scheduled for October 24, 2026, at the British Council, Ikoyi, Lagos, in pa...