FREETOWN, 30 JUNE 2026 Sierra Leone’s national telecommunications company, Sierratel, officially enters commercial service on 30 June 2026, marking a significant moment in the country’s telecoms history. For the first time, Sierra Leoneans can pick up a Sierratel SIM card, recharge it, and begin using it nationwide with any handset, on a GSM network. This…
The Executive Director of Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), Mr. James B. Bio, is heading a high-level delegation at the invitation of the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission. On Wednesday, 1st July, the delegation paid a courtesy call on Dr. Julius F. Sandy, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…
SLPHA Tops NACS Compliance Ranking The Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA) has emerged as one of the top-performing public institutions in the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2024-2028, securing an impressive 87 percent compliance score and jointly ranking first among Agencies, Authorities and Commissions alongside the Sierra Leone Airport Authority. This…
By Marian Magdalene Bangura Strategic Communication Unit – Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MOICE) Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, has highlighted remarkable progress in the country’s healthcare transformation while calling on Sierra Leoneans living abroad to become active partners in building a stronger, more resilient, and healthier nation. Speaking at the…
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and senior SLPP stalwart, Alie Kabba, paid a courtesy visit on the National Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa, at the party’s headquarters in Freetown. The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere marked by mutual respect, friendship, and a shared commitment to the…
The Parliamentary Committee on Technical and Higher Education, headed by Hon. Joseph Williams Lamin, on Friday 19th June 2026, recommended that the suspension of the Vice Chancellor and Principal (VC&P) of the Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU), Professor Philip John Kanu, was illegal and therefore must resume duty as soon as possible. The letter of…
𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐣𝐚, 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 14 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 2026 – The West Africa Integration and Investment Summit (WAIIS), an initiative of the Chairman of ECOWAS, the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has received a major boost following a high-level engagement in Abuja between President Julius Maada Bio, and leading African business leader and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu,…
Did Higher Education Minister Sabotage ReBUILD for Resilience Project? Among the documents submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission, Evidence 4 raises one of the most significant questions in the entire USL impasse. The evidence centres on the ReBUILD for Resilience Project, an international research initiative that was being implemented at the University of Sierra Leone through…
By: Idrissa Bangura Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Madam Kenyah Barlay, laid in Parliament the 2025 Annual Report of the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Centre. The laying of the report took place in the Well of Parliament. Submitting the report, Minister Kenyah Barley said that the National Early Warning Response Mechanism Centre…
Did Higher Education Minister Adhere To Applicable Rules? As public interest in the University of Sierra Leone impasse continues, Evidence 3 turns attention to payments reportedly made under the ARISE and CRIBBS projects during the period when Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie was serving as Minister of Technical and Higher Education. The documents submitted to the…
