Nigeria, March 19 -- Figures released by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation indicate that the surge was largely fueled by a sharp rise in shipments of palm oil and related agricultural products, which expanded by 33.7 per cent.

The data also showed remarkable growth in other sectors, including transport equipment, which soared by 1,260 per cent. Machinery, equipment and parts rose by 44.8 per cent, while processed food exports increased by 28.1 per cent.

On the import side, Malaysia sourced a significant share of goods from Nigeria, led by agricultural products at 54.7 per cent. This was followed by petroleum products at 22.9 per cent, metalliferous ores and metal scrap at 10.3 per cent, and crude petroleum at 4.3 per ...