The Government of Liberia has applied to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for grant funding under a Compact to help accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty in Liberia. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance, the government has established a Compact Development Team (CDT) unit within the Ministry of Finance and Development…
Controversial Nigerian Pastor Babatunde Ayodele has predicted a doomsday for Liberia saying that Liberians will see inflation next year and will see paper and call it money. In his latest ‘prophecy’ on Liberia, the Nigerian clergyman turned on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for the second time saying, “Boakai, you have messed up this country. The…
DStv is set to reshape the pay-tv experience in Liberia from November 5, introducing revamped subscription packages starting at US$7 per month as the company moves to make entertainment more accessible while expanding its sports and movie offerings. The sweeping changes, announced by MultiChoice Group, a CANAL+ company, represent one of DStv’s most significant product…
Criminal Assizes Court “E” for Montserrado County has found former National Security Agency (NSA) official Peter Bon Jallah, 63, guilty of statutory rape and kidnapping involving a 16-year-old boy, while acquitting him of gang rape. Assigned Circuit Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh Sr. delivered the split verdict on Friday, October 23, 2026, following a bench trial…
President Joseph N. Boakai has issued a stern warning to members of his cabinet, declaring that government officials who fail to deliver results could be replaced as his administration enters the final three years of its six-year term. Addressing ministers and other senior government officials during the 25th Cabinet meeting on Friday, October 23, 2026,…
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has strongly criticized the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for what it calls its deliberate and systematic effort to undermine Liberia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) regime and dismantle open government practices through the imposition of restrictive confidentiality measures on public servants. In a paper presented during a two-day…
Following the confirmation of an Ebola case in Nigeria and the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, Liberia directs all health facilities, border entry points, public buildings, and other institutions to strengthen screening and strictly enforce Infection Prevention and Control (PC) protocols with immediate effect. Nigeria confirmed a case of Ebola in a female patient who travelled…
The National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC-Liberia) is expected to submit a proposed budget of slightly more than US$72 million to the Government of Liberia by 31 October 2026 to finance the country’s 2029 General Elections. According to a press release dated October 21, 2026, NEC calls for predictable national funding and development assistance that…
In another landmark case in the ongoing Labour Ministry’s intensive fight against Trafficking In Persons (TIP), 41-year-old James Fiyiah has been sentenced to a twenty-year imprisonment in Sanniquellie, Nimba County. The convict will serve his jail term at the Zwedru Correction Palace in Grand Gedeh County, a Labour Ministry press release disclosed, quoting the October…
The House of Representatives (HoR) has directed Education Minister, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, to submit a comprehensive education sector assessment report within two weeks, addressing key challenges affecting schools nationwide. The report, to be submitted to the House Committee on Education, with copies to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, must address school rehabilitation, volunteer teachers’…
