The Daily IIJ

By Alimatu Fofanah Islamic Scholars in Sierra Leone will have the opportunity to take part in a two week long Quranic and Islamic recitation competition organized by the Iranian Cultural Consulate in Freetown. This was disclosed to members of the Fourth Estate by no less a person than the Cultural Chancellor of the Iranian Cultural [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah The Deputy Director of Education in Kenema, Mr. John Swaray has assured various pupils and parents frightened by the recommendation of the government White Paper on education which recommended the introduction of an additional year for pupils in senior secondary school nationwide. John Swarray made this assurance during a program on East [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah Popular and dependable mining company, African Minerals, has once again taken the lead in rebranding Sierra Leone with an exciting pledge of US$ 500,000 to the 50th Independence Anniversary Planning Committee headed by Dr. William Konteh. This sum has relatively lessened the burden on the Planning Committee members who are very desperate [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah Africell, the number one telecommunication company for all the reasons, yesterday launched another service promotion for its valued subscribers ‘Africall Facebook by SMS’. Speaking to journalists at a press conference which was held at the company’s Headquarters at No. 1 Pivot Street, Wilberforce in Freetown, Africell Head of Event and Sponsorship, Arthur [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in coloboration with the United Nation African Institute for Economic Development and planning has held a two-day dialogue session at the Miatta Conference Hall. The theme of this dialogue was’s ‘planning for economic recovery and development in post-conflict Sierra Leone; the road travelled and the [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah This medium is continuing to wonder why after all the verifications he carried out on the case of Rtd. Capt. Valentine Strasser, the Minister of Defence, Pallo Conteh, even after giving his word of honour as a military man; has not done anything to get the former Head of State paid. Can [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah Africell Sunday Jamboree winner confessed that, Africell is truly number one for all the reasons. He made this confession in an interview with this press after he emerged as the lucky winner in the fascinating puzzle session during past Sunday Jamboree talk show. “Africell has done a lot for us in this [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah African Minerals Limited (AML) has been exploring the Tonkolili deposit in the Sula Mountain range in Sierra Leone for the last seven years and in 2009 confirmed the presence of a world-class magnetite iron ore deposit. The mine is located approximately 200km East of Freetown and requires extensive pit to port infrastructure [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah The Managing Director of the Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company (SIERRATEL) Mr. Alpha Sesay has returned from France with flying colours after securing $29.4M guarantee from the ECOWAS Bank – a loan given by the Indian government, Speaking in an interview with The Exclusive, the Senior Public Relations Officer, Mr. Saidu Turay (Moscow) [...]

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By Alimatu Fofanah The Management and Board members of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) on Saturday received the second set of affordable houses in the northern city of Makeni. Reliable Construction Company and Femi Turcom constructed the six-clustered houses at the Mena Hills overlooking the portrait of a camel’s back in Binkolo [...]

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