Doris Uzoka-Anite, the minister of industry, trade and investment, says the federal government has attracted $3.5 billion to boost the textile and apparel industry.
Uzoka-Anite spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during the sectoral
report on President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office.
The minister said efforts have been put in place to optimise
the performance of the Nigerian cotton, textile, and apparel industry in
collaboration with development partners and private sector players.
“So far, we have attracted $3.5 billion to unlock the
textile quality apparel industry. As you know, Nigeria’s textile and apparel
industry covers the entire clothing value chain and has a strong potential for
growth, availability of cotton and the country’s largest market size,”
Uzoka-Anite said.
“This industry is one
of the top contributors to the manufacturing sector of the economy with huge
potential for employment of both skilled and unskilled labour and with excessive capacity for generating
exports early and attracting foreign direct investment and therefore reducing
poverty.”
‘WE’VE MATCHED 4,000
PEOPLE TO JOBS’
Speaking on job creation as part of the mandate of the
ministry, Uzoka-Anite said 4,000 people have been matched to jobs across
different sectors.
“We launched or
established the Renewed Hope Job Centre in collaboration with the Small and
Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) to match available vacancies in
industries or businesses with very good talent pools across the country. This
is both a physical and digital audition,” she said.
“Currently, we are piloting it and we’re able to run it
across the country. So far, we have matched 4,000 people to job opportunities.
“We are going to increase our reach out to businesses to
post their vacancies on our platforms for Nigerians to access the job
opportunities that are available.”
Uzoka-Anite also said the ministry is engaging and has
signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with world-class organisations and
governments to outsource jobs.
She said so far, “an MOU to outsource 50,000 jobs from the
United States of America to Nigeria, where our own skilled workforce provide
tech support for businesses in the US” has been signed.
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