 Now, in business, the Kogi State government has announced that it has secured a $100 million loan from the African Development Bank, AFDB, for the purpose of funding special agro-industrial processing zones in Kogi State. This was disclosed in a statement by Commissioner for Finance Asiru Idris in Lokoja. The commissioner added that the project will 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 the 280 hectares of land will be acquired in the five local governments for the scheme.