AMAC Chairman inaugurates 6-man steering committee on LEA

By Usman Shuaibu

The Executive Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the FCT, Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikanlangu, on Tuesday inaugurated a 6-man steering committee to assess the programmes, progress, prospects and challenges facing the Local

Education Authority (LEA) in the Area. The members of the committee are Henry Gambo Sakoma; Chairman, Dr. Aminu Sheriff Ibrahim Secretary, Mr Joshua Tukura; member, Iyaji David; member, Franca Ada Akpan; member and Hon. Obiora Arinze, member.

While speaking at the inauguration, Maikalangu, charged the members of the committee to do everything possible within their powers to bring LEA Primary Schools to enviable level.

He asked the committee to visit all Primary Schools in the Council with a view to review and evaluate their educational standard as well as ascertain the healthy situation of the facilities.

He called for standard curriculum in Primary Schools across the Area Council to enhance learning of the pupils.

He then urged the committee to investigate all illegal primary schools in the area, as well as checkmate the activities of LEA staff in terms of corrupt practices and tasked them to fish out ghost workers.

Maikalangu gave the committee 30 days to submit their report, as he instructed the committee to advise the Council on the instructional materials needed at the LEA Primary Schools.

In his response, the Chairman of the committee, Henry Gambo Sakoma, said he would discharge his duties effectively.

Switch Magazine debuts with tell-all interview with policy makers

By Stanley Onyekwere

Switch Media and Freelance

Publications, publishers of Switch Magazine, are coming out soon with a series of interviews featuring key policy makers, ministers, governorselect and entrepreneurs.

The cover page is adorned with the Director-General National Agency for The Great Green Wall, (NAGGW), Dr. Yusuf MainaBukar, who marked his first year as DG, having been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

An expert in Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development, he spoke on Nigeria’s energy transition as a climate change strategy.

He gave insights into challenges faced, measures taken to overcome them, blueprints to restore the ecosystem for the benefits of humanity.

The magazine is focussed on youths-friendly topics, digital economy, environment including climate change, biodiversity and remediation of polluted environment.

First of its kind in the country. the latest edition of the magazine is hitting the streets this month, and will come with interviews with high-profile government officials, among them are, the Honorable Minister of Environment, Mohammed H. Abdullahi, Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA), Mal Kashim Inuwa, Dauda Lawal, Governor Elect of Zamfara State, Aisha Hashim CEO of Shakara Nourish Bowl, winner of CEO’s Network Africa Awards under Food and Catering among accomplished young Nigerians.

In a press statement issued by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Danladi Muktar who traced the history of the magazine to the quest for the robust involvement of Nigerian youths in governance, he noted that this has translated to the motto of the magazine as apart from dwelling on government policies, it strives to give the youths of the country a voice and outlet to ventilate their views.