Fashion – Enter Ltd Supports Nigeria’s Shift Toward Circular Fashion

Fashion-Enter Ltd is proud to be part of the steering committee guiding the development of the Circular Fashion Pathway Report, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming Nigeria’s fashion sector into a sustainable and circular industry.

Nigeria’s fashion scene is vibrant and culturally rich, but it faces significant environmental and economic challenges. The influx of low-quality second-hand clothing (“okrika”), use of synthetic dyes, and non-sustainable materials are contributing to waste, pollution, and the decline of local textile production. In 2021 alone, Nigeria imported $176 million worth of second-hand clothing, much of which ends up as waste in landfills or waterways.

The Circular Fashion Pathway Report, now in its first draft, outlines a roadmap for change. It emphasises ethical sourcing, reduced environmental impact, and socially responsible production. Key strategies include scaling upcycling, creating recycling hubs, transferring UK sorting technologies, and fostering UK-Nigeria collaboration in sustainable innovation.

Challenges to implementation remain—such as limited recycling infrastructure, low consumer awareness, policy gaps, and fragmented regulations. However, the report identifies strong opportunities through local textile traditions, artisan support, and targeted interventions.

Fashion-Enter Ltd supports this initiative by contributing expertise and advocating for a holistic ecosystem approach that combines policy reform, education, innovation, and market development.

The next steps include stakeholder validation sessions and refinement of the report, which will pave the way for actionable circular fashion strategies tailored to Nigeria’s context.

More on this in due course.