Nigeria's Lekki Textile & Garment SEZ to generate 25,000 jobs: NEPZA

26 Nov '24

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Nigeria's Lekki Textile & Garment SEZ to generate 25,000 jobs: NEPZA

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The Lekki Textile and Garment Special Economic Zone project in Nigeria's Lagos state will generate 5,000 direct and over 20,000 indirect jobs when operational, according to Olufemi Ogunyemi, managing director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority.
The project, in line with the government's Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, will serve the export markets of the South-West region.

The Lekki Textile and Garment Special Economic Zone project in the Eyin-Osa area of Epe in Nigeria’s Lagos state will generate 5,000 direct and over 20,000 indirect jobs when operational, according to Olufemi Ogunyemi, managing director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA).

The project will serve the export markets of the South-West region, he said.

“There are many benefits to gain from the SEZ, including employment generation, especially to the local community, the opportunity for backward linkage, improvement of infrastructure network around the project, and others too numerous to mention now,” he was quoted as saying by domestic media outlets.

He said the project was in line with the objectives of the government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

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