Nigeria has launched a strategy to promote and grow its halal economy to diversify and tap into the lucrative global halal market.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the strategy, calling for disciplined, inclusive, and measurable action for the strategy to deliver jobs and prosperity across the country, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The strategy hints at Nigeria’s readiness to capture a sizeable chunk of the global halal economy and to define the nation’s direction within the market, which is expected to add an estimated $1.5 billion to the nation’s GDP 2027, according to the premier.
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