 Now in business news, the Kogi state government has announced that it has secured a $110 million loan from the African Development Bank for the purpose of funding special agro-industrial processing zones in Kogi state. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner for Finance Asairu Idris in Lokoja. The commissioner added that the project would be a boost to improving production and employment in the state for 2 million people and also open the state up for private investments citing that 280 hectares of land will be acquired in five local governments for the scheme.