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By Politico staff writer  

As the Ministry of Finance disburses payment of school fees for the first term of the 2021/2022 academic year in consonance to the Free Quality Education provided by the government, tuition fees payment for 53 Senior Secondary Schools nationwide were withheld pending investigations by the Ministry of Basic and Senior School Education (MBSSE) and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over some irregularities in the data provided by those schools.

By Politico staff writer  

As the Ministry of Finance disburses payment of school fees for the first term of the 2021/2022 academic year in consonance to the Free Quality Education provided by the government, tuition fees payment for 53 Senior Secondary Schools nationwide were withheld pending investigations by the Ministry of Basic and Senior School Education (MBSSE) and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over some irregularities in the data provided by those schools.

By Politico Staff writer

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has approved the sum of 2.69 Billion Leones for the National Authorizing Office (NAO) to continue its activities in 2022. The approval was supported by the Civil Society Organisations present  during the budget hearing after a presentation of the agency’s past activities during the Financial Years 2020 and 2021.

By Nasratu Kargbo 

The Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy on the 23 September 2021 during an interview with pressmen stated that the problem of price control can be solved when the focus is shifted on industrialization, “the ministry wants to shift from the norm which is just focusing on trade and focus now on the industry,” said Sandy.

By Alpha Abu

Bo Rangers Football Club  new Coach  Solomon  Jose Cortes, from Sweden, is relishing the task before him, following his recent appointment. Cortes  expressed his satisfaction at the project the club was trying to build on , which he viewed as quite a challenge for him but not insourmoutable. 

The coach has been given a one year contract, that could be extended.

He said he would work towards Bo Rangers carving an identity.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Kenema City and District councils have with support from Integrated Health Partners Administration Unit (IHPAU) engaged chiefdoms stakeholders, councilors, and core staff of both councils in the district on the need for COVID-19 vaccination in their respective chiefdoms.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

A Civil Society Organisation, Equality Now has accused the Director-General of the National Minerals Agency (NMA) over the issuance of mining licenses to two Gold mining companies for the same concession area in Bo district Valunia chiefdom.