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Babadi gives $54 million to Sierra Leone
By Alpha Abu
The Government of Sierra Leone is expected to fetch a whopping US$ 54, 22,750.000 as total revenue so far from the export of timber, since it approved Leadway Company as the sole agent for the management and exporting of the logs.
This revenue falls within the period the company got its first mandate from the government in June 2018 and a renewed agreement in February 2020.
Mounting concern over Makeni-ACC standoff
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Over the recent standoff between the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and supporters of former president Ernest Bai Koroma in Makene, there have been an outpouring of outrage, amidst appeal for the relevant actors to amicably resolve the situation.
Sierra Leone doles out social safety net to 100 old people
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has made a direct cash payment to one hundred vulnerable old people under the social safety net program in Small Bo chiefdom, Kenema District.
The social safety net, according to officials, is an initiative of late President Ahmad Tejan Kabba, designed to support the aged at the end of the civil war.
Sierra Leone Rutile miner investigating fire incident
By Kemo Cham
The miner, Sierra Rutile says it has mounted an investigation into a fire incident at its Mineral Separation Plant (MSP) in Bonthe.
The company said the incident, which it described as minor, occurred on 7 October, 2020. It said only one person suffered a minor injury and they only underwent first aid treatment at its medical facility.
Opposition MP urges President Bio to treat Guinea’s allegation seriously
By Kemo Cham
The Sierra Leone government’s handling of allegation of interference in Guinea’s political process poses a threat to relations between the two countries, a lawmaker has said, warning the Bio administration against downplaying the issue.
Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) MP, Mohamed Bangura, in an open letter addressed to President Julius Maada Bio, called on his administration to investigate the matter to avoid an escalation, which he said could have the potential to lead to unrest.
Parliamentary Oversight Committee on council monitoring engages eastern Sierra Leone
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The Sierra Leone parliamentary oversight committee for Local Government and Rural Development has engaged three local councils in the eastern region as fulfilment of its oversight functions.
The engagement was held at Alberson Hotel in Kenema, headquarters town of the eastern region. The purpose of the engagement was to probe into the activities of the council to ensure transparency and accountability in governance, according to officials.
