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By Politico staff writer

Njala University has taken over the Bonthe Technical Training College (BONTEC) to boost education in the district.

Official endorsement of the move was observed on the 17^th December, 2022 at a district stakeholders meeting in Mattru Jong.

By Saio Marrrah 

With the signing of an agreement between Njala University and Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to provide support towards Open and Distance Learning (ODL), and an Open Educational Resource (OER), the university is set to offer COL distance and open learning. 

This is according to the Communications Unit of Njala in a statement released over the weekend. 

By Aminata Sameena Sesay

Two pupils of Cardiff Preparatory School and a parent were said to have died in hospital following a road accident involving a hired bus that was taking the pupils, teachers and parents to an outing at Lakka Beach past Saturday.

The pupils who later passed away at the Emergency Hospital were identified as Mohamed Mansaray and Martin Bangura, both in their mid- teens.

A woman said to be a parent, Doris Lamin, was also confirmed dead.

By Saio Marrah

The just enacted local government law by Parliament has made it mandatory on councils to publish their quarterly financial activities or pay the fine of 25 thousand new Leones.

The new law enacted on Monday 19^th December 2022 aims at ensuring transparency in the financial activities of the councils.

By Alpha Abu

The planned electrification of the Freetown Peninsula received a significant boost following the signing of Exchange of Notes between the Governments of Japan and Sierra Leone that would see US $15 Million Japanese Grant support going into the project.

Sierra Leone’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Mamadi Ngobeh Kamara and the Japanese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Mochizuki Hisanobu exercised the formalities at the foreign ministry in Freetown on Monday this week.

By Mada Augustine Ngombu

Despite a statement from the Petroleum Regulatory Agency that there was enough stock of petrol coming into the country, long queues continued over the weekend at fuel stations in various parts of the country. Pump attendants at some fuel stations were conspicuously absent.

By Saio Marrah

The Commander Joint Force of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Major- General Dauda Fred Alpha has warned military personnel to stay off politics as the country approaches the General elections.

He said this during closing courtesies to end a two day Command Group Conference held at the Myohaung Officers’ Mess, Wilberforce Barracks in Freetown on Friday 16^th December 2022.