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Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone, has travelled to Paris, France, for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Summit on Clean Cooking. President Bio will give the keynote address at the plenary session on a turning point for Clean Cooking in Africa, accompanied by Mr Jiwoh Abdualai, Minister of Energy, and Dr Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change and Renewable Energy and Food Security. Other heads of state, such as the prime minister of Norway, the president of Togo, HE Faure Gnassingbé, and H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of the United Republic…
Yusufu Abdul Silla, Managing Director of SLCB By: Christian Conteh Customers and members of staff of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank eagerly await the outcome of an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) into the actions of Yusufu Abdul Silla, the bank’s Managing Director. Amid allegations of impropriety and financial misconduct, customers and staff of the bank find themselves on edge, eager for answers and accountability. Yusufu Abdul Silla stands accused of flouting procurement processes and overspending on an official vehicle, allegations he vehemently denies, labelling them as baseless. The spotlight shines particularly bright on Silla’s reported acquisition of a…
On 6th May 2024, following a resolution for dialogue with defaulting member states, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, led a delegation to Monrovia, Liberia, earlier this week, to foster collaboration and address the issue of outstanding membership dues owed to the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC). Minister Swaray’s visit to Liberia follows his recent appointment as the Regional Coordinator of ARLAC Member States in West Africa during the 50th Governing Council Meeting held in Mombasa, Kenya, earlier this year. At that meeting, the ARLAC Governing Council decided to expel states who defaulted…
On Friday 10th May 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Consumer Protection Commission (NCPC), Mr Lawrence Landi Bassie, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB), Prof. Yormah, at the offices of the SLSB, Kissy. Before the signing ceremony, Prof. Yormah gave a brief history of the Consumer situation before establishing the NCPC. He maintained that in the absence of a well-constituted agency to seek Consumer interest, some Civil Society Organizations took advantage of this vacuum, with some of their members and unscrupulous people heckling the business community, leading to…
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the new management of the Sierra Leone Brewery Limited, led by the Managing Director, the Managing Director North and East Africa for Heineken International, the Corporate Affairs Manager and the Legal Officer and Company Secretary of the company. The Corporate Affairs Manager, Foday Daboh, on behalf of the Sierra Leone Brewery, thanked the President and informed him that they had operated in the country for almost 60 years, resilient and living through all the odds and positive times in the country. Mr Daboh said that the history of their company resonated…
OCP Africa, a subsidiary of Moroccan fertilizer giant OCP Group, has announced a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Sierra Leone. The partnership, which was formalized on Thursday through a Memorandum of Understanding, aims to prioritize soil health, empower farmers, and foster sustainable practices within Sierra Leone’s Agricultural sector. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Senior Vice President for West Africa at OCP Mehdi Filali and Musa Kpaka, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security. OCP Africa said in a statement that the partnership aims for a “just agricultural transition putting soils and farmers…
By Chris Ugwu Access Bank Sierra Leone Limited has announced the appointment of Maurice Nathaniel Cole and four other non-executive directors. According to a press statement made available to Nairametrics by Access Holdings Plc, the new executives to its Board of Directors will further strengthen its leadership team and advance the implementation of its growth and transformation strategy. It added that the appointments also reflect the Bank’s commitment to fostering growth and development while maintaining the highest standards of governance and stewardship. Joining the Board as Non-Executive Directors are Maurice Nathaniel Cole, Nsikak N. Usoro, Michala Mackay, Ibrahim Khalil Lamin, and…
Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Victoria Sulimani, has assured visiting Chinese moguls that Sierra Leone is Safe for Business and Investment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation on Monday welcomed a team of Chinese investors at their Tower Hill conference room. The team was accompanied by Sierra Leone’s Presidential Spokesman, Alhaji Alpha Kanu, who said the high-powered delegation comprised big investors from Shenzhen province in China, with portfolios that resonate with the government’s Medium Term Economic program and the Big Five Agenda. Ambassador Sulimani, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs…
DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Nisha Biswal and Chief Minister of Sierra Leone David Moinina Sengeh (Third and second from right) The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Nisha Biswal and Chief Minister of Sierra Leone David Moinina Sengeh today announced up to $412 million in financing and political risk insurance in support of the country’s plans to address rolling blackouts and expand its power system through renewable energy solutions in the future. DFC approved a new loan of up to $292 million to the Freetown-based Western Area Power Generation Project to help develop…
Sweden opened a Consulate in western Freetown, Sierra Leone, a process the Foreign Ministry Director General, Ambassador Victoria Sulimani, described as “a direct testament to the excellent bilateral relations that have evolved over the past years…”. Sweden’s Honorary Consul is Harish Agnani, who will now be serving a dual role as consul for Sweden and Norway, with both consulates housed in the same building at Rawdon Street, Central Freetown. Agnani expressed gratitude to Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister and the Liberia-resident Swedish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia, Urban Sjostrom, for their significant roles and support in the process of entrusting…