African Development Bank: Through the Smallholder Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Commercialization project in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of Liberia finished off the Edifice of a Contemporary Market in Pleebo Sodoken District

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- JusMart Engineers, the contractor formerly keeled over the just erected building to local government authorities, rendering it the largest traffic intersection ever to be built in Maryland County – Electoral District 2, South East in Pleebo Sodoken District. According to marketers intimated to the press that, the construction of the market building them, preliminary to the project, they had been trading in a makeshift systems in heavy downpour. Nonetheless, since they strode in the recently established market building, the business environment has changed, encouraging more buyers to buy their goods. In May 2019, Maryland County Assistant Superintendent for Development Robin Scott, carried a display of local...

The United Bank for Africa: Sierra Leone Assigns New MD/CEO

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer appointed to Sierra Leone from UBA Tanzania meet with the Sierra Leone Media on October 14th 2020 at Brookfields Hotel, in Freetown; Sierra Leone. As it’s one of the overwhelming financial service companies in Sierra Leone, the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has appointed Usman Isiaka as its new MD/CEO taking over from Chinedu Obeta that has administered the bank for a period of 10 years with an excellence performance index. Usman Isiaka is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a consummate banker with over two decades banking experience at senior management level cutting across Internal Control , Audit, compliance , Risk...

Africa Continental Free Trade Area: Secretariat Budget Approved

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra, Ghana- The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has revealed that the budget of the secretariat has been approved. He said this paves the way for the secretariat to start advertising for various vacant positions in order to get qualified persons to fill all the posts. Mr. Wamkele Mene said “in the next few weeks we shall be in the position to start advertising positions both the ones that are the professional levels and those that will be support staffs.” He further noted that mentorship will be provided to young trained professionals. “Specifically for people that come from universities so that they have opportunities to work with us for a year. “The idea is to build the spirit of...

The Equity Bank: Classed 7th Position Amidst the Top Ten Banks in Africa

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Equity Bank – an associate of Equity Group Holdings Plc has been enumerated at digit 7 amongst the top ten Banks in Africa in 2020 with a feat of 5.82 in the across-the board classification of the promising operating banks. This is according to The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks ranking for 2020. This 2020 structure, indicates stabilization in the finances of the preponderance of African major lenders. The ranking, which traces the health and wealth of the African banking sector, utilized an exhibition of metrics encompassing the general development performance, financial soundness, profits on capital, leverage, and return on risk. In the year under assessment, Equity developed on its performance with a...