President Julius Maada Bio shares his plans to improve facilities at the Nixon Memorial Hospital in Segbwema, Eastern Sierra Leone

Segbwema Town, Njaluahun Chiefdom, Kailahun District, Friday 25 January 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has told Segbwema that his government has accepted to partner with the Methodist Church Sierra Leone to make the Nixon Memorial Methodist Hospital regain its former glory. Welcoming the presidential entourage to the…

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President Julius Maada Bio bemoans state of rape and sexual violence in Sierra Leone, promises support to curb the menace

State House, Freetown, Thursday 24 January 2018 – “This is disgraceful, shocking, and callous! It is shameful for us as a nation,” a visibly angry and deeply emotional President Julius Maada Bio has said in reaction to graphic and disturbing details of the nature and numbers of rape and sexual…

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President Julius Maada Bio launches ‘Transform Freetown’ initiative, suggests ways to make the city grow beyond party politics

State House, Freetown, Thursday 24 January 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has unveiled the ‘Transform Freetown’ initiative by Freetown City Council (FCC), expressing his excitement about central government’s involvement because the blueprint aligns very closely with the New Direction’s priorities and vision. In his keynote address, the…

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President Julius Maada Bio Opens New Community Health Centre in Makali, northern Sierra Leone

Makali, Kunike Barina Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, Saturday 19 January 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has officially opened the newly constructed community health centre in Makali, Kunike Barina Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, Northern Sierra Leone. The project, which was funded by the UK’s Department for International Development, DfID, also…

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President Julius Maada Bio Presents Teaching and Learning Materials to Kono District

Koidu City, Eastern Sierra Leone, Saturday 19 January 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has presented teaching and learning materials to support the free quality education programme in Kono district at an event held at the Koidu Girls’ Secondary School, KGSS. The principal of KGSS, Bernadette Turay, said…

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President Julius Maada Bio Inspects Site for the Construction of the University of Science and Technology in Kono

Kono District, Eastern Sierra Leone, Saturday 19 January 2019 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has conducted an inspection tour of the proposed construction site for a University of Science and Technology in Kono, where he is visiting as part of his nationwide thank-you-tour. In his welcome address, Paramount…

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New Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone Presents Letters of Credence to President Julius Maada Bio

State House, Freetown, Thursday 17 January 2019 – The newly designated Nuncio Archbishop to Sierra Leone, Dagobertio Campos Salas, has today presented his Letters of Credence, a formal diplomatic letter of appointment, to His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio during a ceremony held at State House. Salas said that it…

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Muslim Community in Sierra Leone Commends Government on Initial Steps, Supports Fight Against Corruption

State House, Freetown, Tuesday 15 January 2019 – The Sierra Leone Muslim Congress and the Forum of Islamic Organisation for Peaceful Coexistence have called at State House to commend His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio, on his pledge to fight corruption. Secretary-General of the Congress, Professor Babatunde Karim, said they…

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