Workers' cards are seen at the closed-down Unitex textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 2, 2016. President Muhammadu Buhari hopes to revive the once flourishing textile and leather industries in northern Nigeria to end the country's dependence on oil exports and diversify Africa's biggest economy. But a collapse in vital oil revenues has pushed the West African nation into its first recession in 25 years, making it difficult to provide state loans or improve the erratic power supply that has led to closure of most plants. Adding further woes, a central bank decision to keep the naira currency at a high rate versus the dollar has deterred foreign investors fearing to get caught eventually in yet another devaluation. There have been some limited Chinese investments in recent years into what is left of Nigeria's leather and textile industry, but most plants have remained closed since throwing in the towel in the 1980s and 1990s. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A locker with abandoned items is left open inside a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





Screens are seen inside a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A sticker is seen on a wall at the closed-down Unitex textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





Workers' cards are seen at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A notice board hangs next to a door at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 2, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A meter displays a pump reading at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeira November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A petrol pump stands at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A closed-down textile factory complex is seen in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A device hangs on a wall at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 2, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A gate of the closed-down Unitex textile factory is seen in Kaduna, Nigeria November 2, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A bicycle stands at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A chair stands at the closed-down Unitex textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A door to the textile workers' union office is seen at the closed-down Unitex textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





Fire extinguishers are seen at an entrance of a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A wooden box containig plastic equipment is seen at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





Containers of cotton yarns are seen at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





Textile-weaving machines are covered at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





Cotton-sorting machines are seen at a closed-down textile factory in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)





A production department of a textile factory is seen abandoned in Kaduna, Nigeria November 3, 2016. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)