Elaeis guineensis originally grew in West Africa. The southern coast of Nigeria was originally called the Palm oil coast by the first Europeans who arrived there and traded in the commodity. This area was later renamed the Bight of Biafra. In traditional African medicine different parts of the plant are used as laxative and diuretic, as a poison antidote, as a cure for gonorrhea, menorrhagia, and bronchitis, to treat headaches and rheumatism, to promote healing of fresh wounds and treat skin infections. In Malaysia, the first plantations were mostly established and operated by British plantation owners, such as Sime Darby and Boustead,
Nigeria and the World Bank in Nigeria to focus mainly on one specific gender. It is funded through $100 million credit from the IDA. The Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) is being financed through $350 million IDA credits from the World Bank. The goal is to be able to provide long-term and reliable electricity to households, small and medium enterprises, universities, and teaching hospital through solar hybrid mini grids and stand alone solar systems.The North Core/Dorsale Nord Regional Power Inter-connector Project was approved in 2018 as a joint project that will not only help Nigeria, but also Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger. Connecting these four countries