UPDATED: Strike: ASUU extends rollover strike by two months

ASUU-NEC said it “was disappointed that Government did not treat the matters involved with utmost urgency they deserved during the four-week period as expected of a reasonable, responsive, and well-meaning administration.” By Qosim Suleiman Premium Times The Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) said it extended its ongoing industrial action by another two months to afford […]
Over 500 Women Vie for District Councillor Positions

National Electoral Commission (NEC) has disclosed that 558 candidates are vying to fill the women councillor positions in the district council. The elections are slated for November 13, and each district has to elect five women councillors making up 30 per cent of the council. According to Charles Munyaneza, the Executive Secretary of NEC, preparations […]
Women Group Protests At NEC

A group of women under the banner Movement for the Removal of the National Election Commission Chairman Cllr. Jerome Korkoya staged a peaceful protest Thursday, 14 December at the headquarter of the National Elections Commission (NEC) on 9th Street, Sinkor. Speaking at the NEC Headquarters, the group’s coordinator Madam Miatta Fahnbulleh said the women of […]
Liberia: NEC Claims Low Women Turnout

The Executive Director of the National Elections Commission or NEC, Mr. Lamin Lighe says “initial reports from a lot of quarters” have suggested a low turnout of women in the ongoing voter registration exercise, while reporting a higher turnout for men. “…And especially we like to call on women; there has been some … what […]