By Kadiatu Bangura, Daily Scope Newspaper The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has directed tertiary institutions across Sierra Leone to review their admission policies, warning that unauthorised changes to entry requirements could attract regulatory sanctions. In a press release dated November 1, 2024, the Commission said it had observed cases in which some institutions lowered or…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Newspaper The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, has trained 36 frontline officers at Freetown International Airport to improve the reception, protection and reintegration support provided to returning Sierra Leoneans. The training was conducted through the European Union-funded Migrant Protection, Return and Reintegration…

By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Newspaper An 11-member delegation of the 27th Chinese Medical Team to Sierra Leone, alongside experts from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has provided free medical consultations and health screenings to approximately 250 residents of Sangbaia Community in northern Sierra Leone. The three-day medical outreach, which ended over…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Newspaper The ninth batch of the Chinese Military Medical Expert Group (CMMEG) has conducted a specialised training session for the Defence Medical Services (DMS) Ebola Preparation and Readiness Medical Response Team at the 34 Military Hospital in Sierra Leone. The training, held on November 9, 2026, at the Infectious Diseases…

By Kadiatu Bangura, Daily Scope Newspaper The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, has engaged key national institutions, civil society organisations and development partners in Sierra Leone as part of efforts to strengthen mechanisms for preventing and responding to violence against children. Dr. Maalla M’jid held…

By Kadiatu Bangura, Daily Scope Newspaper The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay Esq., has welcomed the newly elected President of the Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA), Madam Martina Baindu Egbenda, and members of her Executive during a courtesy visit to his office at Guma Building, Lamina Sankoh Street, Freetown. The meeting, held…

By Saidu Jalloh; Daily Scope Newspaper For nearly a century, they were remembered only as a number. On Saturday, November 7, 2026, 944 Sierra Leonean men of the First World War Carrier Corps finally got their names back — etched in glass and light above Freetown’s historic war memorial. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Newspaper Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) will lead the production and independent verification of the country’s 2024–2025 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report, in a major shift from reliance on expensive international consultants to a locally driven reporting system. The partnership between ASSL and the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Newspaper The National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA) has begun the nationwide distribution of free healthcare commodities valued at US$528,289.45 for the third and fourth quarters of 2026, in a major boost to access to essential medicines across Sierra Leone. The exercise was officially launched on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at…