The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) yesterday launched the first quarter of the 2023 public procurement price norm as part of an effort to bring uniformity in the prices of commonly used tools across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) when undertaking their procurement activities and ensure value for money. The Price Norm is a required blueprint document that is aimed …

In preparation for the production of Sierra Leone’s first Biometric Multi-Purpose ID Cards for its citizens, ECOWAS Nationals and other Foreign Residents, the Director General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) spared no time to make sure that our country meets international standards that holders of Sierra Leone ID Cards will be proud of. The Director General Mohamed Mubashir …

𝗕𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘆. “Before the conduct of the June 2023 multitier elections, some members of the Interim Transitional Governance Committee (ITGC) of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party will go to jail,” Justice Adrian Fisher has said. Justice Adrian Fisher said he knows all that is going on within members of the ITGC and that they will …

The Director General of NCRA (National Civil Registration Authority) Mohamed Mubashir Massaquoi has emphasized that, the National Identity Card is mandatory for all Sierra Leoneans aged 12 and above. The National ID card will soon become a requirement to access critical services in the country. Mr. Massaquoi added that National Identity card is mandatory and has a life span of …

The Sierra Leone Maximum Correctional Centres in Freetown are presently occupied by two thousand, one hundred and forty one inmates. The Chief Superintendent of the Correctional Facility, Foday Ishmael Kamara made the disclosure last before Justice Ansumana Ivan Sesay at the close of the November High Court Criminal Session. The above figures are the total numbers in the male and …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧. Jawei Chiefdom in the Kailahun district, Eastern Sierra Leone is a single chiefdom Constituency known as “Constituency 007”. Rich in arable land and forest, Jawei Chiefdom shares borders with its closed neighbouring chiefdoms of Njaluahun, separated by the Moa River and Malema Chiefdom on the other side. The three chiefdoms have lived together in peace even during …

In January 2021, the Government of Sierra Leone signed a lease agreement with the Chinese Iron Ore miner, Kingho Railway and Port Company Limited to use, manage, maintenance and rehabilitate the Railway and Port between Tonkolili and Pepel at Port Loko district for a period of two years with an option to terminate after the end of the two years …

In an exclusive interview with the Expo Magazine, the Director General of NCRA has disclosed that, the new ECOWAS Identity Card that is about to be launched next week by His Excellency President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio “Will enhance free movement of ECOWAS citizens within the ECOWAS region”. Mr. Mohamed Massaquoi noted that once you have the ECOWAS ID …

Sierra Leone’s former Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea, Omrie Michael Golley has formally declared his intention to contest for the flag-bearer position of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) ahead of the party’s primaries in preparation for the country’s June 2023 general elections. “I stand before you to announce that the time has come for me to …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. The application for an enlargement of time into the lower level elections of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) has been adjourned on notice to be served for ruling. The Transitional Interim Management Committee (TIMC) Chairman, Lawyer Ibrahim Sorie in charge of the conduct of the APC lower level elections sought for an extension of …