Leathergoods and shoes made in Aba, Nigeria, are to be given radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags so that the government can obtain accurate data about the sector.

Ken Anyanwu, national secretary of the Association of Leather and Allied Industrialists of Nigeria (ALAIN) told BusinessDay: "This development was necessitated, due to unofficial export that goes on in the sector, as it has been difficult for policymakers to get accurate data to develop the sector and this is one of the issues the RFID-enabled technology, would help solve."

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