Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, is set to witness a major boost to local manufacturing and creative enterprise as the country’s largest embroidery warehouse and exhibition center prepares for its official unveiling on February 5, 2026, in Gwarimpa.
The facility is a flagship project of Embroidery Chief, a Nigerian-owned brand driving a new industrial approach to embroidery—one that prioritizes local job creation, skills transfer, reduced reliance on imports, and improved export capacity within the fashion and textile value chain.
At full operation, the embroidery warehouse is projected to directly and indirectly create hundreds of jobs, including machine operators, digitizers, designers, technicians, quality controllers, logistics staff, and trainees. Beyond employment, the project is structured as a training and empowerment hub, providing young Nigerians with hands-on access to professional embroidery technology and production standards previously unavailable locally.
Equipped with over 100 embroidery heads, including advanced Futong industrial machines, the facility significantly expands Nigeria’s capacity for large-scale, high-quality embroidery production. This development is expected to reduce the country’s dependence on imported embroidered garments and outsourced offshore production, a practice that has historically drained foreign exchange and limited local value retention.
By producing at scale within Nigeria, Embroidery Chief positions the country to retain value locally, lower production costs for fashion brands, and ease pressure on foreign exchange by cutting down on embroidery imports from Asia and Europe.
The company exclusively uses premium Madeira and Robison-Anton threads—globally recognized for durability and color consistency—while making thread sample cards available to clients to ensure informed production decisions. Customization options include up to 12 colors per design, supporting advanced services such as 3D Puff embroidery, appliqué, woven labels, sew-on patches, personalized branding, and identification embroidery.
Importantly, the embroidery factory is also structured to support export-ready production, enabling Nigerian fashion brands, uniform suppliers, and promotional manufacturers to meet international quality standards. This positions embroidery not just as a creative service, but as a foreign exchange–earning opportunity, supporting Nigeria’s non-oil export ambitions.
Services extend beyond traditional Agbada and kaftans to include corporate uniforms, branded merchandise, employee gifts, sportswear, backpacks, equipment bags, and coaching gear—allowing organizations to source professionally embroidered products locally rather than abroad.
Speaking ahead of the unveiling, Managing Director Mr. Lukman Abdulsalam emphasized the broader economic intent of the project:
“This warehouse is not just about embroidery. It is about empowerment, skills development, and building production capacity in Nigeria.
By bringing world-class embroidery technology home, we are creating jobs, reducing imports, conserving foreign exchange, and enabling Nigerian brands to compete confidently in both local and international markets.”
He further outlined the company’s quality assurance process:
“Every project begins with artwork review and professional digitization. Clients receive a digital proof or sample sew-out before production. Once approved, embroidery is executed using our automated Futong machines. All finished items are steamed, trimmed, and neatly folded at no extra cost.”
Located at House 60, 4th Avenue, Gwarimpa, Abuja, the unveiling of the Embroidery Warehouse and Exhibition Center on February 5, 2026, is expected to attract leaders from the fashion industry, policymakers, youth groups, manufacturers, and the business community, reinforcing embroidery’s role as a practical tool for job creation, industrial growth, and economic diversification in Nigeria.
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