Liberia: LMDC Unveils Digital Platform to Modernize Licensing, Strengthen Health Regulation

The Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) has launched a new digital regulatory platform designed to overhaul its licensing, financial, and compliance systems--marking a major… Read more »

Liberia: Night Passage - House Approves L$247.8b Budget for 2026 - Bility, Foko Note No

CAPITOL HILL -- In a late-night vote Thursday, the House of Representatives approved Liberia's 2026 national budget, endorsing LRD 247.8 billion--about US$1.249 billion--after… Read more »

Liberia: As River Cess Battles Persistent Outages, LERC Prepares Major Tariff Decision

Yarpah Town, River Cess County -- As residents and business owners in Yarpah Town continue to grapple with persistent and worsening power outages, national attention is turning to… Read more »

Liberia: President Boakai Urges Partnership, Investment and Innovation At Imo Economic Summit

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Thursday called for deeper African cooperation and reform-driven governance to unlock economic growth, telling participants at the inaugural Imo… Read more »

Liberia: CSA, Afriland Launch 50 Percent Salary Advance, Long-Term Loan Scheme for Civil Servants

Civil Service Agency Director General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr. on Thursday rolled out two major financial relief programs for public workers, a 50 percent mid-month salary advance… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Moves to Update 52-Year-Old Traffic Law As Stakeholders Validate Final Draft

Liberia's 52-year-old Vehicle and Traffic Law, unchanged since 1972, is now nearing a major overhaul after Road Safety Action International (RSAI) on Thursday convened its final… Read more »

Liberia: Lseza Learns From Mauritius - Targets Global Ranking in Excellent Service

A delegation from the Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA) has concluded a tour in Mauritius, with focus on learning from that African country valuable lessons… Read more »

Liberia: Nicol Boss Accused of Secretly Adding Ghost Employees to Payroll

An ongoing investigation by The Liberian Investigator has revealed allegations that Acting Managing Director Abdullah S. Swaray approved the hiring of individuals who never… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Puts Over 225 Volunteer Teachers in Nimba On Payroll

- The Liberian government has placed more than 225 volunteer teachers in Nimba County on the national payroll, formalizing years of unpaid service and signaling a major boost to… Read more »

Liberia: Creative Sector Missing From $1.2b Budget, Rep. Benson Decries Omission

- Montserrado County District 17 Representative Bernard Blue Benson Jr. has criticized the Draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 for completely omitting Liberia's creative… Read more »

Liberia: China Outlines New Five-Year Development Plan, Promises Broader Opportunities for Liberia

- The People's Republic of China says Liberia stands to gain significantly from Beijing's new long-term development agenda, as China prepares to roll out its 15th Five-Year Plan… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ivanhoe's Troubled DRC Record Raises Alarms in Liberia

- Liberia's billion-dollar infrastructure deal with Ivanhoe Atlantic faces increased scrutiny as detailed evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shows a company that… Read more »

Liberia: Lawmakers Warn Fy2026 Budget Risks Becoming 'Not Achievable'

The House of Representatives has summoned all State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to appear before the full Plenary next Tuesday, following a blistering preliminary report from the… Read more »

Liberia: Sen. Bartekwa Pushes LEC, Lerc to Cut Power Tariff for Businesses

Grand Kru County Senator Numene T. H. Bartekwa is urging the Liberian Senate to intervene swiftly by engaging the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and the Liberia Electricity… Read more »

Liberia: Giaba Director Calls for Stronger Public-Private Collaboration to Regulate Virtual Asset Service Providers

- The Director General of the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Edwin Harris Jr., is urging deeper public-private collaboration to… Read more »

Liberia: LBDI CEO Highlights Six Decades of Resilience, Innovation in Exclusive Interview

 -- The Liberian Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI) opened the second day of its 60th-anniversary celebrations on Monday with a rare and wide-ranging press… Read more »

Liberia: Bad History, Weak Terms, Zero Trust--the Oranto Deal Must Die

Liberia once again faces a familiar crossroads, where the potential of petroleum wealth clashes with painful memories of exploitation, institutional weakness, and opaque… Read more »

Liberia: LERC Amends LEC Distribution License, Expands Service to Three Counties

The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) on November 25, 2025, issued an amended Distribution License to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), expanding the… Read more »

Liberia: UL Launches Landmark Solar Infrastructure Project to Revolutionize Campus Life At Fendall

- Amid the inadequate and inconsistent electricity supply from the Liberia Electricity Corporation's (LEC) grid, the University of Liberia (UL) has embarked on a US $680,000,… Read more »

West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone Break Ground On Ecowas-Funded Jendema-Bo Waterside Joint Border Post

 -- Liberia and Sierra Leone, alongside the ECOWAS Commission, on Saturday broke ground for the construction of the Jendema-Bo Waterside Joint Border Post (JBP), a flagship… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Confronts Debt, Inflation As Ngafuan Pushes Economic Reforms

Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan Read more »

Liberia: Moniba Demands Boakai Recall U.S.$1.2b Budget, Set Civil Service Pay At U.S.$500 Minimum

- Dr. Clarence Moniba is demanding that President Joseph Boakai recall the entire US$1.2 billion national budget and immediately establish a minimum salary of US$500 for civil… Read more »

Liberia: New Mines Minister Vows Transparency and Tougher Concession Governance

- Incoming Mines and Energy Minister R. Matenokay Tingban promised Friday to lead a transparent, accountable, and forward-looking administration, emphasizing that Liberia's mineral… Read more »

Liberia: Why the Senate Must Reject the Production Sharing Contracts Between the Governrnent of Liberia and Oranto Petroleurn

If you followed yesterday's hearing on the Oranto Petroleum and TotalEnergies Production Sharing Agreements, you'd realize it raised more questions than answers for the Liberian… Read more »

Liberia: Two Killed After Presidential Escort Vehicle Collides With Motorbike On Kakata-Monrovia Highway

- A pickup truck from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's escort convoy on Saturday struck and killed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger, a local businesswoman, on the… Read more »