BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Students of Junior Secondary School (JSS) Gui, Abuja, poses for photograph during the inspection of the school on Monday. PHOTO BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja At least, 300 students and teachers in the Federal Capital Territory are at risk of contracting lung infection and brain damage over battered solar batteries within the school premises. The academy, Junior Secondary School (JSS) Gui in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) shares boundary with Sauka community, along the Airport road. An on-the-spot assessment at the school on Monday revealed that nearly 50 panels were installed in the school due to the absence of electricity in the community. The school was built in 2019 by Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals OSSAP-SDGs Abuja. Moved by its negative impact on human health and the environment, the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) led a 20-man investigative panel including th...
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