John Farfira Kamara SLENA Correspondent

The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Madam Kenyeh Barlay on Tuesday led joint monitoring visit reviewing household enumeration under the 2026 Mock Population and Housing Census at Hill Station, Freetown, as authorities stepped up preparations for the nationwide count scheduled for December. The delegation included Statistician-General Andrew Bob Johnny and United Nations Population Fund Country Representative Kunle Adeniyi, along with senior officials from the Ministry of...

Statistics Sierra Leone has intensified public engagement in Falaba District, rallying residents around the forthcoming 2026 National Population and Housing Census with a clarion call for collective participation. Falaba District Council Hall, Mongo Bendugu, served as the venue on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, as Statistics Sierra Leone’s Director of Communications and Public Relations, Mr. Samuel Tamba Ansuma, delivered an impassioned address before a cross-section of district stakeholders....

Statistics Sierra Leone certified enumerators and supervisors for completing the Sierra Leone Integrated Household Survey (SLIHS) 2025. The ceremony took place at the Family Kingdom in Aberdeen to honor their dedication and outstanding performance. The event officially marked the successful conclusion of the rigorous one-year SLIHS data collection effort. This essential living standards survey, part of a broader World Bank initiative to promote growth in low-income countries, provides the...