Malaysian Government Ready to Support Nigeria’s Halal Industry Expansion

The Government of Malaysia is ready to support Nigeria’s Halal industry expansion, by assisting to develop Halal products based on locally produced agricultural commodities, according to Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali.

In a statement issued recently, in conjunction with Mohd Khairuddin’s keynote address at the World Halal Virtual Expo and Webinar Series 2020 held on the 30th of September 2020, the Minister stated that Nigeria’s growing Halal industry included food, fashion, logistics, cosmetics, Islamic banking and supply chain, while emphasizing that as half of Nigeria’s population was Muslim, the country was responsible to cater to...