 The President Buhari has called for international support to ramp-up development efforts in the Niger Basin area, which is currently home to more than 160 million people who depend on the river for their livelihoods. President Mohammad Buhari said this while declaring open the virtual 12th summit of head of state and government of the Niger Basin Authority. According to the president, the Niger River offers enormous development opportunities in fish farming, animal husbandry, agriculture, fishing, hydro power, hydraulics and navigation. He thanked the technical and financial partners including the African Development Bank, the Global Environment Fund, the German Financial Corporation for identifying with the vision and project of the authority. He also urged them to keep supporting efforts at developing developing the Niger Basin in the fight against pollution and degradation of ecosystems. Hello hope you enjoyed the news please do subscribe to our youtube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates