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Sierra Leone’s customs duty misclassification problems

By Abu Bakarr Jalloh

In 2019 domestic tax and customs duty accounted for 53 and 25 percent, respectively, of the tax revenue of Sierra Leone, according to figures from the National Revenue Authority (NRA). 

In this interview, we speak to Kalilu Ibrahim Tutangi, Chairman of the National Council for Civic Education and Development (NCCED), one year after its formation.

Kemo Cham tried to find out what has happened in the last 12 months since President Bio announced the formation of the entity he said at the time would champion his crusade to re-enlighten Sierra Leoneans about nationalism, as part of his development aspirations.

By Sitta Turay 

Social media is called the people’s media. It has radically transformed the traditional functions of the conventional media understood to be informing, educating, interacting with and entertaining audiences. Sierra Leoneans have become very much involved with the affairs of their country better than when there were no social media.

By Sitta Turay 

Social media is called the people’s media. It has radically transformed the traditional functions of the conventional media understood to be informing, educating, interacting with and entertaining audiences. Sierra Leoneans have become very much involved with the affairs of their country better than when there were no social media.

By Sitta Turay 

Social media is called the people’s media. It has radically transformed the traditional functions of the conventional media understood to be informing, educating, interacting with and entertaining audiences. Sierra Leoneans have become very much involved with the affairs of their country better than when there were no social media.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

When members of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) struck an agreement in Port Loko last year to increase the number of teams in the Premier League from 14 to 18, the news was greeted with a huge applause.

This was partly so because every one of the 47 delegates felt that they had won something in the room. The addition of teams to the Sierra Leone Premier League had been a sticky issue for quite a while, so you would understand the celebrations back then.