By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in partnership with International Labour Organisation (ILO), on Friday December 15th, 2023 concluded the ILO Opportunity Salone Business Competition at district levels for selected applicants in the project implemented in the districts of Bo, Kenema, Makeni and Port-Loko. The events were well attended by...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Ahead of the 2023/2024 Women’s Premier League season, the Female Premier League Board has organized a training for coaches and captains of the 12 Premier League Female Clubs for the purpose of helping the coaches and team captains understand the culture of female football, as a way of helping them understand...Read More
Shaylim Castro Valderrama Chevening scholar, BBC Media Action But journalist Sombo Angelina Fullah learned how to drive one in just three days – not for its normal use of transporting people or products, but to conduct interviews for Dorget en Lappa, a 30-minute radio magazine produced by BBC Media Action in partnership with Radio Wanjei in...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Central Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting was concluded on December 14, 2023. According to the communique released by the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Committee, in consideration of the underlying fundamentals of both global and domestic economy, decided to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)...Read More
Written by: ALUSINE ML SILLAH, ACIB Sierra Leone, like many developing nations, stands at the precipice of significant economic growth. At the heart of this growth lies the pivotal role of financial institutions, particularly banks, serving as intermediaries to catalyze and multiply the country’s economic potential. With a landscape comprising 14 banks, their contribution should...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Reputation Poll International, a United Kingdom based reputation management firm that ranks banks and individuals working in the financial sector, has recognized a Sierra Leonean banker as “African Banker of the Year” at this year’s Reputable Banks and Fintech Awards held at the House of Lords, Wesminster in the UK. Dr....Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said West Africa is united against military dictatorship, and countries in the region would not lessen the resolve to uphold democracy. President Tinubu also said that the regional bloc will re-engage member countries under military rule based on realistic and short transition plans that would deliver democracy and good governance....Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana In the morning hours of Friday, December 8, 2023, two foreign journalists and one local journalist were apprehended around the Central Business District area by security officials and questioned at the Cyber Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Sierra Leone Police for taking photos and footages of security officials...Read More
This season is going to be more interesting as teams have beefed up their strengths with signings from Europe and Africa with this year’s theme “Play the game, to make a career”. Ahead of the 2024/2024 Women’s Football in Sierra Leone, the registration process commences in all the regions where the Premier League teams will...Read More
Aso Rock, Abuja, Sunday 10 December 2023 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio was in Abuja for the 64th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government in the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, which prioritised good governance as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power...Read More
