How Malaysia Took Palm Oil Seeds From Nigeria 🌴 | Hidden African History. Did you know the oil palm tree originally came from Nigeria and other parts of West Africa? 🌍 In the 1800s, during the colonial era, palm seeds of the Oil Palm were taken from West Africa and planted in Malaysia and Indonesia. Today, these countries produce most of the world’s palm oil. But the true origin of palm oil is still West Africa. Subscribe for more untold African and world history stories. #history #africanhist