Gleaner Newspaper SierraLeone

12/22/2025

Corruption and mismanagement Infect NASSIT's Lumley Beach Property

The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) and its Director General are under fire after it was revealed that rent due from the Trust's Lumley-Aberdeen Beach property could not be properly accounted for. According to available information, the Trust gave the property at Lumley Beach to Guoji Property and Investment Company as sweat capital. Despite the transfer, NASSIT has been unable to produce tenancy agreements linking occupants to the Trust, and management has failed to provide clear records of rental payments deposited into the Trust's property accounts.

12/20/2025

Foreign Service Academy Staff Go Unpaid for Nine Months, Blame Foreign Minister

Staff at Sierra Leone’s Foreign Service Academy say they have not received salaries since April 2025, a shortfall that has lasted nine months. Employees are publicly blaming what they describe as poor leadership by Foreign Minister Timothy Musa Kabba, accusing him of “streaming down” the original salary allocations. Staff allege that because the minister rerouted the established pay lines, monthly salary disbursements have stalled and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot account for where the funds have gone. The academy, the first of its kind in Sierra Leone, was officially commissioned by President Julius Maada Bio in 2023, to serve as the professional training and educational institution for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

12/19/2025

NASSIT management embezzled Le23.4 billion employee contributions

The management of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) is under fire for failing to credit employee contributions totalling twenty-three billion, four hundred and eight million, seven hundred and ninety-four thousand Leones (Le23,408,794,000) from various institutions to their accounts. The management's failure to allocate these funds to individual accounts has resulted in gaps in workers' contribution records, causing delays in processing benefit claims. The delay has jeopardised the Trust's primary goal of providing retirement and other contingency benefits to employees and their dependents.

12/18/2025

Le19.4 billion vanished at National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT)

The National Social Security and Insurance Trust reports having capitalised Le 19.4 billion (19.4 million new Leones) as project expenditure, claiming that these figures represent preliminary costs for three projects. Despite the fact that the three initiatives did not proceed as planned, the Trust's financial statements classify these start-up expenses as capitalised project expenditure. Despite the project's cancellation, the preliminary costs remained on the books as capitalised assets, and the three projects themselves could not be identified or traced.

12/18/2025

12/16/2025

Armed police deployed to TEC as Chairman suspends staff and orders office closure

Prof. A.M. Alghali, chairman of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), has deployed heavily armed police to the commission's offices, ordering all employees to leave and to close the doors. The action, which the chairman claims was taken with the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education's approval, comes in response to allegations of insubordination, insolence, and unprofessional behaviour directed at the minister and other senior ministry officials. In a letter distributed to employees and signed by Prof. Alghali, he states that, acting on the minister's instructions, he has suspended all TEC employees and placed them on half pay with immediate effect.

12/15/2025

NASSIT DG: Emblem of mismanagement and failure

NASSIT recently signed an MOU with Liaoning Xinchi to pursue tourism and infrastructure investments. Still, it is unable to complete the stalled Cape Sierra hotel project, which has become a pointer of national failure. Similarly, the Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima Hotel has been closed since March 1, 2022, and the inept management has not taken any effective steps to reopen the facility.
NASSIT Director General Mohamed Fuaad Daboh, a close friend of President Bio, has been embroiled in numerous failed projects and corruption allegations, yet continues to enjoy the protection of his friend, President Bio.

12/13/2025

Moussa and Hassan Mroue accused of acting as proxy buyers for Jos Leijdekkers

Allegations have surfaced that Moussa and Hassan Mroue, the owners of LOR Restaurant, acted as a proxy property buyer for convicted co***ne kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, who was a regular at the establishment. According to the claims, the restaurant used to host weekly events for Leijdekkers and even hosted a birthday party for the former Immigration boss, Alusine Kanneh, last year, with Jos Leijdekkers in attendance and presenting a gift to Kanneh. According to sources, the gatherings were more than just social gatherings, and the owners were heavily involved in coordinating Leijdekkers' interactions and appearances. Moussa Mroue has declined to respond to the allegations. More details to follow!

12/11/2025

12/10/2025

Africell Sierra Leone and NBA Africa to Develop Youth Basketball Nationwide

This initiative is expected to strengthen Sierra Leone’s presence within Africa’s growing basketball ecosystem and offer young people new opportunities in sport, education and personal development.
Africell Sierra Leone