Original reporting: Kelu Musa. Original editing: Joshua Olomu. Afrikons summary; external journalists retain their original affiliations.
Nigeria’s creative economy minister Hannatu Musawa called for investment across the fashion value chain at Nigeria Fashion Week in Abuja, NAN reports.
The October 1–4 event brought together Nigerian and international designers. Musawa identified policies, infrastructure, finance and private-sector partnerships as areas for support.
Her comments describe the sector’s potential rather than measured new jobs. The business story extends from materials and production to retail, skills and market access.
The discussion connects fashion’s business potential with finance, infrastructure, skills and market access.
Source archive dated 2 Oct 2026. This article is not a live update.
Context photograph: Patrick Kelly designs on display in Philadelphia · Regan Vercruysse from Stewartsville, New Jersey, USA · CC BY 2.0. Resized/cropped; does not depict this reported event.
Request a correction →
