IMPORTATION OF HAIR EXTENSIONS AND ITS SOCIO- ECONOMIC EFECTS IN NIGERIA (2000-2023)

The research work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter captures the background to the study of the research, it gave the statement of the problem, aim and objectives of the study, as well as, scope and significance and the research methodology. The chapter showed that most of the literature reviewed did not capture the subject matter of the research work which constitutes the lacuna that this present study attempts to cover. The study also focused on the evolution of hair extension tracing the origin to ancient times, it also discuss the historical view of hair extension in Nigeria, types of hair and the methods of importing hair extensions into Nigeria that involves choose a suppler, discuss price, place order and examine what you ordered for, the section also hint on the colour, texture and quality of hair extension. The research also looks into the hair extension business in Nigeria, it surveyed the Nigeria hair extension industry and discuss some different hair extensions industry present, it noted that hair extensions comes from countries as far as China, Japan, India, Vietnam and Korea. It equally hinted on some of the factors that one needs to consider if one wants to enter the hair extension industry and also the market and advertising strategies in the business, as well as, socio-economic effects of the business to people who are engaged in it. The research also provides the contribution of hair extensions to women and it’s role in Nigeria fashion and media, it also hinted on the challenges of hair extension importation in Nigeria.