“To provide a means of livelihood to the people, we have to explore potential of Lake Chad.’’
The nine Niger Basin Authority (NBA) countries are Niger, Benin, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Nigeria.
Justice Minister Charles Wright said the former military leader and his cohorts were freed in the attack.
He said this would further help to reduce excess pressure on the road and infrastructure within the zone.
Mr Hadiyyatullah also urged the Nigerian humanitarian organisations and worship centres to mobilise assistance to the distressed people of Palestine.
This new funding will support USAID humanitarian partners providing lifesaving food assistance, emergency health care, safe drinking water and sanitation.
According to the vice president, Borno alone had damages worth $6.8 billion.
The support will assist at least 1.8 million people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Africa has experienced seven coups since August 2020, before the one on Wednesday in Gabon. Others are Niger, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Chad.
Mr Faransa said the illegal miners arrested were from Mali, Senegal, Chad, Zamfara and other part of the country.
