Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 283 Mrs. Funmi Ajila-Ladipo, National President of FADAN The Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN) has urged the Federal Government to formulate policies that would encourage workers in the country to wear made-in-Nigeria fabrics. Mrs. Funmi Ajila-Ladipo, the National President of FADAN, made the appeal in an interview with the media on Wednesday in Abuja, Nigeria. She said that such policies should mandate workers in both the public and private sectors to wear locally made fabrics at least three times a week. More Articles You Would Love Nigeria’s Weizdhurm Franklyn Presents The Animal Instinct SS17 Collection #BIKINIBAE: Vitiligo Super Star Winnie Harlow Hits Us With Her Stunning Resort Beach Style Ajila-Ladipo noted that the issue of local content and promoting made-in-Nigeria products had been on the front burner for sometime, adding that the only way to achieve it is through such policy. “Such a policy will boost the local fashion industry and create employment for Nigerians like tailors and fashion designers, and they will in turn employ more people to work for them. “This is a policy that is bound to boost employment greatly because tailors will have more work and thus employing more hands because patronage will be high. “This will inevitably have a trickle-down effect on all stakeholders at the grassroots in the textile and fashion industry,’’ the FADAN president said. She such a policy would also protect the indigenous textile companies from foreign competitors, who “come with their brand of textiles to take away jobs from the locals’’. The FADAN president said that governments at all levels needed to encourage the production of made-in-Nigeria products through massive patronage, tax holidays and waiver on export. “This will encourage the development of the indigenous fashion industry and inevitably generate more revenue for the government’’. Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail olu Fashion Blogger, Event's Manager and Pr Consultant, I am Bashiru More For You PICS: Kanye West’s Wife Censori Turns Heads As She Steps Out In Public... #MODELCRUSH: From The Smiling Coast To The West, Meet The Adorable Gambian Dark-Skinned... #HOTSHOTS: “I’M AFRICAN, OF COURSE I KIPETAKA!” Editorial Shoot Paying Homage To The... #HOTSHOTS: Sholtz Ruberto’s ‘Desert Storm’ Look: A Magnificent Editorial Depiction for A Lady... VIDEO: Award Winning Designer Abigail Boison Of Style By Magbrien To Represent Ghana... VIDEO: KIPETAKE – The Official Name For The Spiral Braids Trend Originating From... VIDEO: Office Of Diaspora Affairs Spend Ghanaian Tax Dollars To Give Kai Cenat... CULTURE SHOCK ISSUE Unveiled: Redefining the Narrative Of African Style With Groundbreaking Editorials VIDEO: Burna Boy’s Fashion Stylist Tries To Stop Him From Throwing His Expensive... #OOTD: Tanzania’s Nandy’s Mesmerizing Elegance Is Undoubtedly Red-Carpet Symphony in Black Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.