FG to Flag Off Funtua Free Trade Zone for Cotton, Fabric Production, Exportation     Plans have reached advanced stage by the Federal Government (FG) to flag-off the Funtua Free Trade Zone, says Prof. Adesoji Adesugba. According to him, the Funtua Free Trade Zone will be dedicated for...

PMB’s Midas Touch to Revamp Textile Industry By Musa Ilallah   To start with, Cotton as a major cash crop is of considerable social and economic importance to Nigeria. Cotton and Textile activities are widespread in the country. Cotton farming and production dates back to 1903 with...

‘Cotton Can Contribute 15% To GDP’   The President, National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN),Mr Anibe Achimugu, has said cotton has the capacity to contribute not less than 15 per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) if properly harnessed. Achimugu, who made this known in an interview...

A consortium of farmers, environmentalists and civil society groups have urged the National Bio-safety Management Agency (NABMA) to halt approval for the commercial introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) maize and cotton in the country. The development is coming on the heels of  Monsanto Agricultural Nigeria...