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Awakening the ‘sleeping giant’: Nigeria’s footwear industry

08/08/2013

Organisers of a footwear fair to be held in Nigeria next week are hoping it will spur growth and “reawaken the footwear manufacturing industries in Nigeria”. “It is our belief that a major benefit of the fair will be that Nigerians will return to the days of buying made-in-Nigeria school shoes like Bata and Cortina. With increased production,...

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