By Nasratu Kargbo
The Principal of the newly established Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU), Dr. Philip John Kanu has described the institution’s entire transformation process as fulfillment of a dream. Speaking to Politico following the transformation of the technical college into a university, the principal recalled the unfulfilled promises of the past, ever since he was himself a student at the institution in 1993, and expressed his delight at the latest development.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The Office of Administrator and Registrar General has on the 7th July 2021 urged residents of Eastern region to register their businesses and other documents with the registrar general’s office in the region. He made this call at a stakeholder consultative meeting held at the district council hall, in Kenema.
By Politico staff writer
Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr Francis Kai-kai has at the 112th session of Council of Ministers of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) pledged Sierra Leone’s commitment to actions that mitigate the impact of climate change and the issue of biodiversity which contributes to climate change.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Government of Sierra Leone is investigating an alleged injustice of a Korean businessman in Sierra Leone, leading to his alleged suicide, according to an alleged suicide note that went viral on social media after his death.
Kim Sung Nyeon in his letter dated 2nd July 2021 alleged that his business has gone through several victimizations in the hands of some ‘self-interest-seeking officials’ at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) in Sierra Leone.
By Saio Marrah
The Acting Speaker of Parliament, Sengepoh Solomon Thomas, of constituency 089, Bonthe district, has on Wednesday 7th July, 2021, instructed the Clerk of Parliament to summon Mohamed Maasaquoi, the Director General (DG) of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA).
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Thursday 8 July 2021 approved three new universities after the House completed debates on the establishing of the higher learning institutions.
The three universities that were approved constitute the Milton Margai Technical University, which was known as the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology, the Eastern Technical University which was then the Eastern Polytechnic, and the newly established Kono University of Science and Technology.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
