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Local production and consumption of textiles, in Nigeria predates colonisation of the country by Britain.

However, Kaduna Textile Mill, the first modern textile mill, was started in 1956 to process cotton produced in the northern region. By 1981, the textile industry had grown to become the largest and oldest manufacturing sub-sector, accounting for 22 percent of employment and 15 percent of manufacturing value added by 1984.

Before then, the textile industry had also grown to become the largest in Africa. It became important by the world standards that in Africa, only Egypt and South Africa could claim larger production capacity. --Culled from Naijanews247