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By Nasratu Kargbo

The Minister of Youth Affairs Mohamed Orman Bangura has told Politico that the National Youth Service (NYS) would be compulsory to any graduate who would have benefitted from the Students Loan Scheme.

 He added that they would also not be granted any government postgraduate scholarship. The Minister said that many people have benefited from the government grant for students and that it was right for them to give back to society.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Public Relations Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ibrahim Kargbo has cited the lack of the necessary devices to detect drugs being trafficked into the country through the porous borders and other means as a challenge to the agency’s effectiveness.

By Alpha Abu

Hundreds of traders thronged the Freetown City Hall Auditorium on Thursday 17 February 2021 to express their objection to the decision by the National Revenue Authority (NRA) to introduce cash register machines connected with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, in their shops.

By Abass Jalloh

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), Tamba Lamina, has stated that the Mayor’s Delivery Unit (MDU) at the Freetown City Council (FCC) should be dissolved following a damning report by the ministry concerning the nature of management of the council.

Lamina highlighted the line of action at the ministry’s conference hall on Thursday 17^th February 2022 as he made a public presentation of the report on FCC.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Sartie Kenneh says over half of Sierra Leone’s population is food insecure.  Dr. Kenneh gave this assessment on the 17^th February 2022 whilst delivering a statement at the fourth annual launch of the Sierra Leone National Nutrition Survey 2021 (SNNS).

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Head of the Directorate of Food and Nutrition (DFN) Ms. Aminata Koroma during a presentation at the Launching of the Sierra Leone National Nutrition Survey 2021 (SLNNS) in Freetown last week has stated that acute malnutrition amongst children has worsened in Western Area Rural and Urban settlements that require attention.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Students Union Government (SUG) of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone has updated journalists on a series of projects they have been embarking on since being elected into office.