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Nigeria’s textile, apparel and footwear sector shrinks for 9th straight quarter

Nairametrics · 1h ago · 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Nigeria’s textile, apparel and footwear sector shrinks for 9th straight quarter

Nigeria’s textile, apparel and footwear subsector contracted for the ninth consecutive quarter in Q2 2026, declining by 1.23% year-on-year in real terms, according to the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The post Nigeria’s textile, apparel and footwear sector shrinks for 9th straight quarter appeared first on Nairametrics .

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