Kogi secures $72m loan to boost economy, food security
Advertisement The loans, obtained from the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), were signed on behalf of the state by Asiru Idris, Kogi commissioner of finance. While the state obtained $62 million from the World Bank, it secured $10 million from IFAD. In a statement on Friday, Mohammed Onogwu, chief press secretary to Yahaya Bello, Kogi governor, said the IFAD facility would be injected into the Value Chain Development Programme. Advertisement The programme is an agricultural initiative aimed at reducing rural poverty, enhancing food security among poor ...