Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Makes Major Announcements in Pujehun, Catalogues Successes in Education, Health, Agriculture and Infrastructure

Pujehun, Southern Province, Friday 19 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has said in 18 months his government will build and furnish a Junior and Senior Secondary School of Excellence exclusively for girls.  “It will cater for 300 pupils…It will be a full boarding school with…

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Sierra Leone, Guinea Sign Communique, Commit to Mutual Security, Public Health and Socio-Economic Interests

Conakry, Republic of Guinea, Tuesday 16 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has concluded his 2-day working visit to Conakry where the two countries committed to reopening on Thursday 18 Feb the land border that was closed since early last year due to COVID-19.  The communique…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Arrives in Conakry for Talks Tomorrow with Guinea’s President Alpha Conde

Conakry, Republic of Guinea, Monday 15 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today arrived in the Guinean capital, Conakry, for talks tomorrow with President Alpha Conde who extended an invitation last week. The Sierra Leonean delegation was received this evening at the Gbessia International Airport by…

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Sierra Leone Activates Emergency Response System following Confirmed Cases of Ebola in the Republic Guinea

PRESS RELEASE: Freetown – 14 February 2021: Following a Press Release from the Government of the Republic of Guinea on Sunday, February 14, 2021, confirming seven reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) including three deaths, HE Retired Brig. Julius Maada Bio, instructed the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to…

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Magbass Gets First Senior Secondary School, Names It Julius Maada Bio School of Excellence in Northern Sierra Leone

Magbass, Northern Province, Friday 12 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the first senior secondary school at Magbass, named after him in the Mamuntha and Mayossoh Sections in Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom, northern Sierra Leone. The school was constructed by the country’s Minister of Youth…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Unveils National Micro-Finance Programme, Explains Benefits of the Munafa Fund to Small Businesses

Magburaka, Northern Province, Friday 12 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has unveiled the Munafa Fund in Magburaka, northern Sierra Leone, after directing Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, to pronounce Le100 Billion for the National Microcredit Scheme for 2021 to 2023 to support small and…

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Calls for More Rural Banking, Praises Union Trust Bank’s Customer-focused Products

Makeni City, Northern Province, Friday 12 February 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has told the opening of the Union Trust Bank, UTB, branch in Makeni that he is proud of the only indigenous private bank in Sierra Leone promoting more access to services in the rural…

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