Author: Truth Media

Freetown, September 5th 2025:  To augment effective collaboration with inter-governmental MDAs, the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority ( NPRA) has in a landmark partnership and strategic collaboration ceremony, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau ( SLSB) at the Authority’s headquarters at Tower Hill, British Council Building.

Freetown, 5th September 2025- The Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) has confirmed that its planned strike action will go ahead on Monday, 8th September, after negotiations with government officials failed to yield results.

After days of mounting uncertainty, the Government of Sierra Leone and the Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) have reached a landmark agreement that will see schools reopen nationwide on Monday, September 8, 2025, in line with the official academic calendar.

The Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) has officially declared a nationwide strike set to begin on Monday, September 8, 2025, citing persistent government inaction on critical education funding and payroll concerns. The announcement follows months of suspended industrial action and repeated appeals to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education.

September 2025, Geneva- More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with mental health disorders, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Conditions like anxiety and depression are now the second leading cause of long-term disability, driving up health-care costs and costing the global economy an estimated US$ 1 trillion annually in lost productivity.