Fashion
Stop garments import: Nigeria’s Association of Women in Fashion Tech
WIFT president Bukola Yekini Ajayi said the association has developed solutions to safeguard members’ products against design theft and counterfeiting and traditional Kenyan designs and the African culture needs to be protected.
Nigeria’s Association of Women in Fashion Tech (WIFT) has called for an end to garment imports as that is stifling the domestic industry’s growth.
WIFT has developed solutions to safeguard members’ products against design theft and counterfeiting.
Funding policies for women entrepreneurs should be reviewed as many fashion business owners remain excluded from support schemes due to debt burdens, it said.
She was addressing the maiden Afro-EU Garment Innovation and Sustainability Summit in Lagos.
The association has over 5,000 registered members across 28 states.
Ajayi urged the government to review funding policies for women entrepreneurs, explaining that many fashion business owners remain excluded from existing support schemes due to debt burdens.
Loans received during the COVID-19 period, disbursed largely through online channels, have become a major stumbling block preventing women from accessing new funding opportunities, she was cited as saying by Kenyan media reports.
“Instead of helping them, the COVID-19 support became a trap. Many women cannot forge ahead because of debts they are unable to repay, and this blocks them from accessing fresh funds,” she lamented.
WIFT is building an ecosystem to address the value chain challenges in garment production, while pushing for policies that favour local designers, she added.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
Fashion
Retech to showcase precision godet technology at Techtextil 2026
Advanced induction heating concepts, available in single-zone or multi-zone configurations, ensure highly accurate temperature profiles and excellent temperature uniformity over the entire godet surface, precisely influencing yarn properties such as tenacity, elongation, and shrinkage to achieve a highly consistent final product.
Retecch develops precision godets and draw frames for heated, ambient and cooled fibre processes up to 400°C.
Its advanced induction heating ensures uniform temperature control, optimising yarn tenacity, elongation and shrinkage.
Energy-efficient systems, robust design and the UTR-6A non-contact monitoring solution support reliability, machine uptime and sustainable production.
Energy efficiency and long-term reliability are key elements of the RETECH godet concept. Energy-optimised heating systems and efficient drive solutions are combined with a robust mechanical design to achieve extended service life and maximum machine availability.
The proven non-contact temperature measuring and transmission system UTR-6A continuously captures temperature data directly from the rotating godet and transfers it to the UCR-6 controller for regulation. This enables preventive measures to protect the godet, bearing system and induction heater, while ensuring stable production conditions and supporting the sustainability of the overall fibre manufacturing process.
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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (MS)
Fashion
US’ Old Navy launches little navy, a new newborn essentials collection
“We designed this collection with parents in mind. Shopping for a newborn, as a gift or for your own, should feel joyful and easy. Everything is intended to be mixed together and matched — it’s fun, it’s emotional, and the value is incredible.”. – Sarah Holme, Head of Design & Product Development for Old Navy.
Old Navy has introduced Little Navy, a new collection of newborn essentials designed to simplify early-stage shopping and gifting.
The range includes layettes, hats, booties and mix-and-match basics in soft, seasonless colours and cosy fabrics.
Sized for babies up to 24 months, the line focuses on comfort, versatility, emotional appeal and strong value for modern parents.
Little Navy goes beyond onesies, offering layettes, hats, booties, and more, all in one convenient collection and no extra searching required. It features a soft, seasonless color palette, cozy fabrics, and versatile styles made for newborns and babies up to 24 months, with sizing that allows Little Navy to grow with baby.
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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)
Fashion
Bangladesh’s BGMEA seeks policy reforms, release of pending incentives
They said bank audit procedures have stalled numerous applications. Around Tk 57 billion in incentives for the textile and apparel sector remain unsettled in fiscal 2025-26, creating acute liquidity pressure and affecting exports.
Bangladesh trade body BGMEA representatives recently met Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and urged him to release pending cash incentives without waiting for quarterly release schedules and simplify the disbursement process.
They said bank audit procedures have stalled numerous applications.
They also raised concerns over loan rescheduling and working capital.
The authorities were requested to disburse incentives upon application submission instead of waiting for quarterly release schedules, according to a release from the trade body.
BGMEA vice president Mohammad Shihab Uddoja Chowdhury raised concerns over loan rescheduling and working capital. He said banks often reschedule loans to maintain non-performing loan ratios, but fail to provide the working capital factories need to resume operations.
He proposed that banks pair rescheduling with working capital support to create a win-win outcome, allowing factories to operate and repay loans. The finance minister agreed with the proposal.
BGMEA leaders also called for business facilitation and lower operational costs to help Bangladesh remain competitive in the global market. They sought policy support to remove obstacles in customs, ports and other administrative layers and to ensure an investment-friendly environment.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
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