The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stopped importers of textile and textiles materials from accessing its foreign exchange, forthwith.

The CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, announced the forex restriction at a meeting with textile manufacturers, and cotton farmers at the bank’s headquarters, in Abuja, this morning.

He directed that banks and bureaux de change must stop selling foreign exchange to such importers with immediate effect.

According to him, discouraging textiles imports was key to revamping the local industry.

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