Author: Press Release

LIBREVILLE, Gabon – The President of the Republic of Gabon, His Excellency, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred the nation’s prestigious national honors – the Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit – on the Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu.

Monrovia – The President of Barbados, H.E. Dame Sandra Prunella Mason, will lead a high-level delegation to Liberia this week for a three-day visit aimed at deepening cultural and economic ties between the two countries.

The Management of the National Identification Registry is thrilled by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s recognition of the NIR and his continuous support to the implementation of the registry’s statutory mandate. The mandate of the NIR include designing, producing, and issuing biometric cards, each with a unique identifying number to be called a social security number, to be the primary government approved identity number (for registration of birth, death, passports, immigrant documents, bank accounts, driver’s license, social security benefits, and other identification documents) supported by adequate and appropriate security features to address the challenge of possible fraudulent duplication. As a…

Monrovia, Liberia – May 5, 2025: The Financial Intelligence Agency of Liberia (FIA) has imposed significant monetary penalties totaling L$15 million Liberian dollars on Oceano Casino and Citi Trust Savings and Loans Liberia, Inc. for what it describes as “egregious violations” of Liberia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act of 2021.

Grand Gedeh County – Smile FM, the only community radio station in Grand Gedeh County, has been forcibly shut down. The closure occurred on Monday, May 5, after a group reportedly acting on the orders of Superintendent Alex Grant stormed the station. Broadcast Technician Cyrus Gbeway was allegedly assaulted during the incident, his phone destroyed, and he was dragged off the premises. Police officers later sealed the building and barred all staff from returning. PUL President Julius Kanubah described the move as a direct attack on press freedom and demanded that the station be reopened without conditions. “Local authorities must…

Monrovia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. is expected to deliver a landmark lecture at the Gabriel L. Dennis Foreign Service Institute, located within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, Friday.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through the Seeds4Liberia Project, recently distributed thousands of coffee seedlings to farmers from Bong, Lofa, Montserrado, and Nimba counties as part of efforts to revamp Liberia’s coffee sector, promote crop diversification in the agriculture sector, and improve farmers’ income.

Monrovia – The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) has raised serious concerns over what it describes as escalating threats to press freedom in Liberia under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s leadership.

Monrovia – The President of the Republic of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Prime Minister-Designate of Canada, the Honorable Mark Carney, on his historic election as Prime Minister of the Republic of Canada.

The survey is a critical initiative to gather key socio-economic data that will shape national policy and development strategies.