The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has issued an amended distribution license to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), granting the state-owned utility expanded authority to operate in additional parts of Grand Bassa, Rivercess and Bong counties. The decision, announced on Tuesday, marks a further step in the government’s plan to widen access to reliable and…
ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) is renegotiating the terms of its third amendment to its Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) and Rail System Operating Principles (RSOPs) with Liberia’s Inter-Ministerial Concession Committee (IMCC). According to an informed source, the terms it had originally proposed strengthen the state-within-a-state that international NGO, Global Witness predicted over 20 years ago and has…
A delegation of students from the Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College visited the headquarters of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) on November 25, 2025. This visit was part of a research exercise focused on “Harnessing Community-Led Security for Enhanced National Security.” The purpose of the visit was to gather firsthand information about Liberia’s…
Through Executive Order 153, President Joseph N. Boakai has expressed continued support for a modern, multi-user rail system that provides fair and transparent access for mining companies, agriculture, forestry, and other sectors to drive Liberia’s economic transformation. This vision will be delivered through the establishment of an independent Liberian National Railway Authority (NRA) with a…
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Education (MoE), has officially added 109 volunteer teachers in Grand Kru County to the national payroll. The disclosure was made by County Education Officer (CEO), Josiah Sloh Nagbe. He said the inclusion process is being completed between the months of October and November. Nagbe praised the collaborative…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has confirmed the death of two persons in a recent accident involving a collision between a motorbike and a police presidential escort. In a release issued in Monrovia on Monday, November 24, 2025, the LNP announced the regrettable occurrence of a fatal Road Traffic Accident (RTA) on Saturday, November 22,…
Vice President Jeremiah Koung has acknowledged that the government continues to struggle with job creation, describing it as the administration’s “weakness” more than two years after taking office. “Our government’s weakness is job creation. It has been two years since we took office, and our people are tired of waiting,” Koung said, stressing growing public…
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has given updates on recent legal developments arising from ongoing corruption cases under prosecution. According to a press statement, the commission filed a Motion for Change of Venue in the case involving the President of Lofa County University, Dr. Isaac Podah. LACC stated that after arguments in the case, which…
The Political Leader of the Liberia People’s Party (LPP), Cllr Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has launched a harsh criticism of mediocrity in the development process, stating that such a mentality cannot develop a nation. In an article titled: “THE DANGER OF THE “AT LEAST” MENTALITY IN LIBERIA: A NATION CANNOT DEVELOP ON MEDIOCRITY – PART I,”…
In a sweeping operation intended to enhance public safety across District #11, Montserrado County, officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) Zone Four, Depot One, on Friday, November 21, 2025, arrested more than two dozen individuals accused of a major network marketing fraud within the Dry Rice Market Community in Barnersville. Residents told reporters they…
