The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the Kogi–Hunan Free Trade Zone, marking a major step toward the development and eventual launch of the Ajaokuta Economic City.
The approval follows a strategic partnership between the Kogi State Government, led by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, and the Zhuzhou Municipal Government of Hunan Province, China, under the Kogi–Hunan Sister Province Relationship.
Ahead of the project’s takeoff, the state government is set to brief key government agencies, investors, and development partners in Abuja on the project framework, investment prospects, and next steps.
According to the invitation to the official media briefing by Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor and Chief Executive Officer of the Kogi State Investment Promotion and Public Private Partnership Agency (KSIPPA), Aliyu Inda Salami, government agencies, investors and development partners will be briefed on the project framework, investment opportunities and next steps at the event in Abuja this Tuesday.
