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MONROVIA – A growing standoff at the University of Liberia (UL) prompted direct intervention from House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon on Friday, September 5, 2025, as he met with student …

MONROVIA – Thomas Tamba Bundoo, a Master of Arts student in International Relations at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida School of International Studies at the University of Liberia (UL), has been …

MONROVIA – The University of Liberia (UL) has formally requested urgent funding of US$550,000 from the Liberian Senate to address critical salary arrears for adjunct faculty and to commence long-overdue …

The Monday, September 1, 2025, release of the General Auditing Commission’s (GAC) 2024 audit report and the subsequent defense from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has laid …

MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has expressed deep concern over a viral video circulating on social media showing a tricycle rider assaulting a uniformed officer, an incident that …

MONROVIA – Eve Wamah, 32, has been taken into custody and transferred to Monrovia Central Prison after being formally charged with Aggravated Assault and Child Endangerment following a shocking incident …

MONROVIA – The Vanguard Student Unification Party (SUP) of the University of Liberia on Friday, September 5, 2025, held an urgent meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives Richard …

MONROVIA – The University of Liberia (UL) has revealed that it never received the US$1 million allocated in the 2024 national budget for renovation, leaving the institution grappling with deteriorating …

MONROVIA – Queen Johnson, Deputy Director for Record at the National Port Authority (NPA) and a staunch member of the ruling Unity Party, has launched a scathing attack against Monrovia …

MONROVIA – Suspended Superintendent James A.S. Momoh of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) is reportedly continuing to receive his monthly salary, despite a presidential order halting all payments during …

MONROVIA – The National Labor Court of Liberia has issued a writ of execution against the Management of the Paynesville City Corporation (PCC), ordering the arrest of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, …

MONROVIA – The House of Representatives has taken its first concrete step in addressing Liberia’s worsening drug epidemic, launching a public hearing through its Ad Hoc Committee on National Drug …

MONROVIA – The Liberian Legislative Delegation has continued its electoral boundary delimitation study tour with a high-level engagement in Nairobi, holding discussions with Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on …

MONROVIA – Education Minister, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, has launched a nationwide initiative aimed at bringing 250,000 out-of-school children back into classrooms, announcing that registration fees have been waived in …

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia has taken a major step toward strengthening the country’s healthcare system with the procurement of twelve state-of-the-art X-ray machines, aimed at improving diagnostic capacity …

MONROVIA – The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has officially announced the establishment of channels for financial and material contributions to support the construction of its new headquarters. The announcement …

MONROVIA – University of Liberia (UL) President Prof. Dr. Layli Maparyan on Thursday, September 4, 2025, told members of the Senate Committee on Education that the institution requires urgent financial …

MONROVIA – In a commentary released on Thursday, September 4, 2025, veteran Liberian lawyer and pan-Africanist Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe accused Liberia’s government of institutionalizing what he called “legalized theft,” …

MONROVIA – Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Yin Chengwu has highlighted China’s recently launched Global Governance Initiative as a historic effort to strengthen international cooperation, enhance the role of developing countries, …

MONROVIA – On Thursday, September 4, 2025, all eyes were on Criminal Court “A,” where Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie prepared to deliver a critical ruling in the highly publicized Capitol …

The University of Liberia, the nation’s premier institution of higher learning, stands today at a crossroads. Its aging infrastructure, stretched budgets, and overburdened faculty threaten to undermine not only the …

MONROVIA – As tensions continue to mount at the state-run University of Liberia (UL) over delayed salary payments for faculty and administrators, Eddie D. Jarwolo, Executive Director of NAYMOTE-Liberia, is …

MONROVIA – The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), in collaboration with the Africa Union Trading Company, Inc., has begun a sweeping drug testing exercise for its employees, marking what officials …

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has announced a reduction in the wholesale price of eggs as part of his administration’s ongoing price stabilization efforts aimed at protecting consumers and …