Category: Business
NPRA Signs MoU with Standards Bureau
The National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) to strengthen collaboration between the two institutions. The signing ceremony took place at NPRA’s headquarters at Tower Hill, British Council Building. This landmark agreement aims to enhance cooperation, promote standardization, and improve service delivery in…
New Public Service Act to Strengthen Governance
The Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs, Amara Kallon, has unveiled a series of major reforms aimed at modernizing and strengthening Sierra Leone’s public sector Speaking recently, Minister Kallon announced the development of the country’s first-ever Public Service Policy and Act, which will coordinate and improve the functioning of the public service. He said…
Mining Boom, Empty Treasury..
$4B in Mining Exports, Sierra Leone Gets 5% Finance Minister Sheku Fantamadi Bangura has stated the shortcomings of Sierra Leone’s past mining frameworks, noting that government revenues were largely limited to taxes and royalties. He revealed that mineral exports generated nearly $4 billion between 2018 and 2024, yet only 5% of that value entered the…
Parliamentary Trade Committee Wraps Up Oversight Tour
The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Trade and Industry, chaired by Hon. Veronica Kadie Sesay, has concluded a four-day oversight tour of key companies in Freetown, highlighting progress in industrial growth, corporate social responsibility, and job creation. The committee visited Confidence Trading Company (CTC), Zala Petroleum, Rockcem, ODHAV Industries, Lintel Royal Paint, Rock Y. Line, Sonoco…
NPRA Boss to Pitch Downstream Investment in Japan
The Director General of the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Brima Baluwa Koroma, is currently attending the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) 2025 in Yokohama, Japan.
The NPRA Boss calls for Regional Reference Market in the Innaugural Downstream Regulators Conference Abuja, 22nd – 23rd July 2025
Sierra Leone’s Director General of the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority ( NPRA) , Brima Baluwa Koroma, participated in the landmark Global Commodity conference on the Refined Fuel Market in Abuja, Nigeria. This inaugural conference was hosed by Platts S&P Global and the National Mid and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority of Nigeria.
MPs Raise Concerns Over Tollgate Burden
Parliament has approved two major agreements for the construction of an 85-kilometer toll road from Mano Junction through Tongo to Bumpeh. The agreements, signed between the Government of Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Works and Public Assets, the Sierra Leone Roads Authority, and Societe Djura Maritel Construction (SDMCO) Ltd, follow a public-private partnership model. The…
ACC Takes Over NRA Revenue Diversion Probe
By Mohamed Kamara The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has officially taken over the investigation into alleged revenue diversion at the National Revenue Authority (NRA), previously handled by the Sierra Leone Police (SLP). The ACC’s move follows a press release from the NRA on June 20, 2025, in which the Commissioner General revealed that certain staff members…
Leavenworth Street corridor seeing solid business growth
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