Idah River Bacterial Metagenomes

River Niger, at Idah, is an extension of the two major Nigerian rivers; River Niger- after which the country Nigeria is named, and River Benue, after their confluence in Lokoja.Having evaluated the microbial content of the river using standard conventional approach, this study aimed at deploying metagenomic approach to evaluate the total bacterial community present at designated points of River Niger at Idah axis, Kogi State.This research is the first to employ metagenomic approach to define the bacteria community structure of Idah River located in Kogi State.