Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has called for an end to widespread misconceptions surrounding Liberia’s national budget, while calling for “budget literacy.” The remark of the minister comes in response to recent media reports accusing the government of overspending its FY2024 budget, an allegation he categorically rejects as misleading and unfounded. Minister…
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) is said to be engulfed with a serious leadership crisis that has raised concerns about the integrity and operational effectiveness of the institution. The latest is the Board of Directors that has recommended the suspension of the institute’s Director General Dr. Dugbeh Chris Nyan for one month…
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) Executive Chairperson Alexandra K. Zoe has called for the urgent need to establish an Anti-Corruption Court in Liberia to enhance the efficiency of the Commission’s work. The LACC Chairperson made the statement during her presentation as a panelist at the NAYMOTE-Liberia Summit for Democracy and Political Accountability. Cllr. Zoe highlighted…
The awarding of 8,000 job permits to foreigners under the supervision of Labour Minister Cllr. Cooper Kruah has raised serious concerns within the Plenary of the Liberian Senate. This issue was addressed during the 14th day sitting of the second session of the 55th Legislature on Thursday, March 6, 2025, following a verbal complaint from…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has cited both parties in the ongoing corruption trial involving former Finance and Development Plaining Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four other ex-officials. The other defendants are former Solicitor General Nyanti Tuan, former Financial Intelligence Agency Controller P. Moses Cooper, Stanley S. Ford, Director for Financial Intelligence Agency and Jefferson…
From March 5 to 7, 2025, the Interdenominational Christian Mission of Africa Incorporated (ICM-Africa) has offered intensive healthcare services to officers of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) for an affordable cost. ICM-Africa is a holistic organization focused on healthcare delivery, particularly in the areas of eye care, church planting, agriculture, and education, among other initiatives…
Members of a student-based political party at the University of Liberia were teargassed during a protest on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, as they demanded improvements to the learning facilities at the state-run university. The Progressive Student Alliance of the University of Liberia (PROSA), led by Chairman William B. Sando, expressed frustration over the administration’s failure…
Mohammed Ali, the Managing Director of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), has acknowledged misleading the public about the depth of the first Mini-Water Supply System project built in Gbarpolu County. In an interview on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, on a local radio station in Monrovia, Director Ali admitted that his earlier statement regarding…
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Liberia, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh has reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to ensuring justice for all Liberians. He assured President Joseph N. Boakai that a thorough investigation and subsequent prosecutions will be carried out for all those linked to the deaths of former auditors. During his first cabinet meeting of…
The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Henry F. Saamoi, has described the ongoing three-day validation workshop to review the draft insurance law of 2020 at the Executive Pavilion in Monrovia as a historic moment for Liberia’s financial sector, one that brings Liberians closer to the creation of an independent Insurance Commission….
