Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Introduction: The Global Fibre Economy Is at a Turning Point The materials underpinning the global textile industry are becoming an important question for industrial policy, investment and sustainability. For decades, the expansion of synthetic fibres, particularly…
The green transition is also changing the environment in which international textile and apparel trade takes place. Buyers, regulators, investors, and consumers increasingly seek information about how products are made, what materials they contain, and how environmental and social risks…
Circularity is often introduced through the problem of textile waste: discarded clothing, production offcuts, unsold inventory, and the environmental consequences of disposal. Waste management is important, but a broader industrial perspective asks a different question: how can textile materials retain…
Energy is one of the most important variables in industrial competitiveness. Textile manufacturing requires electricity and, in many production stages, heat. Spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, finishing and garment production have different energy profiles, but all depend on reliable energy services…
Africa’s textile industrialisation strategy begins with cotton, a common resource across several countries. Yet the existence of a domestic or regional cotton supply does not automatically translate into a competitive textile industry. Cotton must meet the requirements of spinners and…
Sustainability is often discussed as an additional cost of doing business. Manufacturers are asked to improve environmental performance, document their supply chains, reduce emissions, manage chemicals responsibly, and demonstrate compliance with social and environmental standards. Where factories operate on thin…
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Introduction The textile industry is facing a structural challenge: the volume of materials produced and discarded is growing faster than the systems available to recover their value. Every year, the global textile sector generates an estimated…
The early evidence says yes. Nigerian-founded Moove raised $250 million in a Series C round led by Abu Dhabi investors on August 5, at a $2.1 billion valuation, becoming Africa’s newest unicorn. Six Nigerian firms (Zone, Redtech, PalmPay, Moniepoint, PiggyVest…
On July 23, the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security held a public hearing on a bill, sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko, that would require platforms such as Facebook and TikTok to open physical offices in Nigeria by amending…
The 2026 Global Index on Responsible AI ranked Nigeria the best-performing African country, 38th globally with an overall score of 45.93. Reports on the index note that binding protections remain scarce across Global South countries. A report on the 2026…