The textile companies were spread across the land in the years following Nigeria's independence. Kano and Kaduna states had a large concentration of these industries in the northern part. In Kaduna, the localization of the textile industries was at the Kakuri/Makera industrial axis. The United Textiles popularly called UNTL, Kaduna Textiles known as KTL, Arewa Textiles. Others were Supertex,Nortex and a host of other subsidiaries.

The textile industries provided a huge source of employment for all kinds of labour from skilled, semi skilled and unskilled labour. People from different parts of the country and even expartraite workers came to work in the textiles. The textiles were among the factors that contributed to the cosmopolitan life of Kaduna state due to the melting of different tribes, religions and people in the former known liberal state. There were geographical, occupational, vertical, horizontal mobilities of labour. School leavers who could not afford further education had a chance of starting and earning a livelihood with little or no skills.

The textile industries helped in booming the economy of Kaduna state and steered the state away from depending solely on civil service jobs. The multiplier effect was a corresponding rise in income earners whose expenditures and savings led to increased commerce and trade, increased investment, increased industrialization and rise in the standards of living of residents.There was serious linkage between the industries and suppliers of the textile raw materials like cotton farmers on one hand and the textile semi finished goods served as forward integration to other industries. Another linkage occured between the textiles and distribitors, merchants, sellers among others. The food industry got a boost from the massive employees of these textiles. The landlords benefitted in no small means, same for the schools of their children and the beer industry. The government got a huge chunk of taxes from their personal income tax, VAT, corporate taxes and ad volerem taxes.

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