Kwara garment to leverage on AfCFTA for sales, economic growth

Kwara Garment Factory (KGF) situated in Ilorin, Kwara State Capital, says plans are underway to leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), and explore export opportunities across Africa

It equally states that new benchmarks for economic development which includes job creation, increased industrial growth to further aid the revenue generation for the State has been set.

Bukola Adedeji, the Managing Director of the Kwara Garment Factory, stated this while giving her stewardship, at the Inter Ministerial Press Briefing, organized by the Ministry of Communications, held at the Conference room of Ministry of Finance, Ilorin, the State Capital.

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Unveiled as a transformative project, the Managing Director explained that the factory aimed at establishing Kwara as a leading hub for garment manufacturing in Nigeria and beyond.

“This project is not just about manufacturing garments, it is about empowering our people, particularly women and youths, while boosting local production and reducing reliance on imports,” she noted.

Adedeji noted that production at the factory began in August 2024 with 245 trained workers, adding that, “when it eventually operates at full capacity, the factory has the potentials to employ 4,000 people and produce up to 6,000 garments daily.”