A Saudi Investment Company, Zain Al-abdin group is to set up an Agric City in Kwara State. The Chairman of the investment group, Zain Al-Abdin Nafawi disclosed this when he and other members of the group visited the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed last Friday at the Government House, Ilorin. He noted that the project is a multimillion dollar investment, which will commence as soon as all paper work is completed. Nafawi said that the project has the backing of the Saudi Arabian government which is currently supporting Saudi investors to invest in agriculture across the world, especially Africa. Governor Ahmed said the State has all the appropriate facilities including an airport as well as an incoming cargo terminal that has wet storage facilities.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2017 12:45 UTC