National Assembly has approved our request for N36bn loan – Kogi govt
Kogi State Government says it has received the approval of the National Assembly to obtain a foreign loan of $100 million .
He said that the loan was to establish a food processing zone and to modernise its agricultural processes. “The proposed Kogi Staple Crops Zone and Agricultural Modernisation Project is set to position Kogi State and indeed Nigeria as the food corridor of Africa and an industrial hub,” Fanwo said. “The Kogi State Staple Crops Processing Zone and Agricultural Modernisation Project is aimed at making the state the food corridor of Africa and to also make the nation’s biofuel plan a reality,” he said.
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