Textile importation rises 17% to N267.7bn

By Yinka Kolawole
The value of textile materials imported into Nigeria rose by 17 per cent year-on-year, YoY, to N267.7 billion in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), highlighting the country’s continued reliance on imported textile products despite efforts to revive local production.
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, showed that textile imports increased from N228.83 billion in Q1’25. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, imports also rose by 8.94 per cent from N245.73 billion recorded in Q4’25.
The development comes amid renewed calls to revive Nigeria’s struggling textile industry following a Senate resolution urging the Federal Government (FG) to ban textile imports and ...