Lagos to host maiden India textile exhibition in Nigeria

Not less than 22 Indian companies would be participating at the Indian Textile Exhibition (INTEXPO) to be held at the Office of the Indian High Commission located at 8A Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos between 1pm and 5pm on February 26 & 27.

Aimed at forging a win-win partnership among the Indian and Nigerian companies for effective forward and backward linkages, INTEXPO is organised for the first time in Nigeria by the Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) of India in association with the High Commission of India in Nigeria.

The exhibition is expected to draw a large number of trade visitors for productive business discussion with the participating Indian exhibitors showcasing, for the first time in Nigeria, their complete range of products.

Textile products ranging from fabrics, yarn & fibre to suiting, shirting, dress-materials, embroidered fabrics & high fashion fabrics, furnishings, home textiles, scarves, stoles, shawls and yarns of man- made fibres and their blends would be on display.

The objective of the exhibition, according to the Office of the Indian High Commission in Nigeria, is to strengthen trade between the two countries, particularly in the fast growing area of man made textiles.

Indian textiles and clothing industry output is around $ 80 billion of which around $35 billion is exported. India is world’s second largest producer of each of cotton, silk, cellulosic fibre and cotton yarn and also ranks as world’s third largest producer of synthetic fibre and synthetic yarn.

India exported over 138 million dollars worth of textile products to Nigeria during last Indian financial year ending on March 31 2012. Of these over $ 80 million were man made products.

Nigeria imported US$ 1.8 billion worth of textiles & clothing products during 2010-11. Out of this, its import of textiles was to the tune of US$1.4 billion. The share of import of man-made fibre textiles by Nigeria in its overall import of textiles was nearly 52%.

India offers the entire range of polyester, rayon, acrylic and blended textile items including fibre, yarn, fabrics, made-ups and home-textiles to discerning international buyers. The Indian textile products are renowned quality, competitive prices and on time delivery. Additionally, India is able to supply both high and low-end textile items either in small or large quantities.

 

 

World Consumer Day: Report consumer abuse NOW!

It may be like a month to go but I think it will be advisable to be ready for it. It is World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2013 which will take place on 15 March.
This year’s theme is ‘Consumer Justice Now!, giving Consumers International members a unique opportunity to raise the profile of consumer protection and highlight consumer rights abuses in their country.
According to Helen McCallum, DG, Consumers International, "We also want to share your experiences of poor consumer laws and their impact."
This mean a lot to us in Nigeria where consumers are exploited everyday with no one to fight their cause thereby allowing the perpetrators go scot free or a slap on the wrist.
The exploitation in Nigeria is higher in the mobile phone operators corridor. Virtually every one has had one bad experience or the other with these operators and it ranges from jammed networks to illegal deductions.
In the midst of all these, neither the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) nor the lawmakers are doing anything about it.
Now, you can share your experience with the whole world by sending your stories of consumer abuse by email to vviyer@consint.org or sending a tweet with the hashtag #wcrd2013.
Your stories would be featured on their WCRD map.