The Kaduna State government, through its Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS, has sealed United Nigerian Textiles Limited, UNTL, due to substantial revenue liabilities totalling N1.2 billion.
Aisha Ahmed, the Executive Board Secretary of KADIRS, stated this in Kaduna during an enforcement operation.
According to her, intelligence information revealed that the company planned to relocate from Kaduna, adding that the company must pay what it owes to the state before relocating.
Media Talk Africa recalls that United Nigerian Textiles Company, along with its subsidiaries Unitex Ltd and Supertex Ltd, was closed down indefinitely between 2003 and 2006 due to a scarcity of raw materials and the inability to continue production. Over 80,000 workers were laid off, while several contractors and roadside petty traders within the company premises were affected.
