Parliament Orders Third Party Auditor For NRA Report
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Ibrahim Tawa Conteh who is also the Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC), has agreed with his fellow PAC members…
Minister Urges Schools To Comply With WASSCE Entry
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, has urged schools to comply with the registration processes WAEC has laid out. He was speaking…
Freetown Hosts Heat Summit
By John Baimba Sesay This week, Freetown is a hub of activity for an important cause. Under the leadership of its mayor, the city is convening climate advocates and regional…
The Professional Social Workers’ Bill Committed To Legislative Committee
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Professional Social Workers’ Regulatory Bill of 2025 has been committed to the parliamentary Legislative Committee for proper scrutiny. After the Bill was debated in the well…
NASSIT Accused Of Investing In ‘Ghost’ Companies
Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) has revealed a startling tale in its 2023 report on how the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) has invested billions of tax payers…
World Bank, UNICEF Visit Minister Rahman Swarray
Following the enactment of the Social Protection Act last Thursday by the House of Parliament, a team of officials from the World Bank, UNICEF and National Social Protection Secretariat (NaCSA)…
Zoodlabs Agrees To Pay Back US$760,000 To Gov’t
Zoodlabs, a company once touted for bringing “high speed internet services” after it took control of the country’s Cable Landing Station from the Sierra Leone Cable Company (SALCAB), has agreed…
Deputy Speaker Orders Deduction From Director’s Salary
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Ibrahim Tawa Conteh who is also the chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC), has ordered the Committee’s Clerk to write…
Parliament Okays PRA’s Transformation To Authority
In a landmark move, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has passed the Petroleum Regulatory Authority Act 2025, a new law designed to regulate and oversee the country’s burgeoning petroleum industry.…
ASSL Accuses Netpage Of ‘Swindling’ Gov’t
The 2023 Audit Report, by the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL), has revealed a scathing account of how Netpage, the company currently producing the country’s E-passport, evaded royalty payment to…