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Muslim Scholars Launch 'Market of Convenience' to Combat Food Insecurity in Nigeria

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Muslim scholars in Lagos have established a market called 'Market of Convenience' (MFC) offering food items at reduced prices to alleviate economic hardship. The initiative, launched by the League of Islamic Leaders in Mushin, aims to provide an alternative shopping platform for residents and promote fairness in business transactions.

Some Muslim scholars under the umbrella of the League of Islamic Leaders in Mushin, Lagos, have established a market called Market of Convenience where foodstuffs especially would be sold at reduced prices. NAN reports that the scholars held a one-day sensitisation programme on Sunday in Lagos on the need for Muslims to embrace the market. The Convener of the programme and Chairman of MFC, Alhaji Musoddiq Sanni, urged religious leaders to embrace the market.

” Sanni advised Muslim leaders in Ikeja to establish a branch of the market there to make food items affordable for the community. He emphasised the importance of corporative societies. According to him, the League of Islamic Leaders would come up with a blueprint for the operation of the market in conformity with the Sharia . “We have registered the Market of Convenience with the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture.

 

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