Oyo State government has pledged to boost the state’s economy through the promotion of the local ‘tie-and-dye’ – adire industry. The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in the state, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the anticipated 2025 Adire Expo scheduled to hold in Ibadan. Olatubosun said the event will reflects Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration’s …

Traders and producers of local fabrics known as adire in Ogun State have expressed their displeasure over the alleged failure of the federal and state governments to address the incursion of Chinese-made and adulterated fabrics into local markets. The traders raised the alarm that the Chinese were massively producing and shipping adulterated adire fabrics into Ogun State. According to the …