Federal government declares Mondays, Wednesdays as Made-in-Nigeria Dress Day

 FG approves Mondays and Wednesdays every
week, as Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days
- Govt moves to effectively implement the policy in
a manner that would encourage all Nigerians to
conveniently observe the Made-in-Nigeria Dress
Days
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led
government has approved the adoption of
Mondays and Wednesdays every week, as
Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days across the country,
TVC reports.
The approval was contained in a letter from the
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture,
dated April 4, 2017, and addressed to the
Executive Secretary of National Institute for
Cultural Orientation (NICO), Barclays Foubiri
Ayakoroma.

The letter, signed by Umar Lamba for the
Permanent Secretary, Ayotunde Adesugba,
reads in part: “The Federal Executive Council (FEC),
at its meeting of Wednesday, 1st February, 2017, has
approved the adoption of Mondays and Wednesdays of
every week as Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days as part of
measures to uplift the nation’s culture and promote
Made-in-Nigeria textile products."
It was also gathered that the federal
government directed that a presentation on the
Made-in-Nigeria Campaign be made to the
National Economic Council to secure the buy-in
of state governments.

It is in this regard, the Minister of Information
& Culture, Lai Mohammed directed the
Management of NICO to provide
 a comprehensive proposal on how to effectively
implement the policy in a manner that would
encourage all Nigerians to conveniently observe
the Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days.
Secretary of NICO, Dr. Barclays Foubiri
Ayakoroma, told described the development as
one of the major breakthrough so far recorded
by his administration in the Institut.