The Sisoho Oil Enterprise, owned by key NPP figure and financier Haji Baniko Sisoho, has increased the premium of Heavy Duty Oil (HFO) it supplies NAWEC by US$70 per metric ton, JollofNews has gathered. In 2017, NAWEC floated a public tender for the supply of HFO, and Jah Oil, Tech[Read More…]
Human Rights
Banjul’s Wetlands Under Threat: A Call For Urgent Action Against Environmental Neglect
The wetlands surrounding Bone Road in Banjul are facing an environmental crisis. Once rich with mangrove forests and aquatic life, these vital ecosystems are now increasingly being used as dumping grounds for solid waste, a trend that poses a serious threat to marine biodiversity and the future of Banjul itself.[Read More…]
Ex-LRR Forestry Officer On Rohey John-Manjang’s ‘Involvement’ In Kaif Timber Scandal
Former forestry officer of the sparsely and thinly-forested Lower River Region (LRR) Mr. Lamin Bajo has been detailing how Gambia’s environment minister Rohey John-Manjang allegedly got enmeshed in the Kiang Kaif Timber Scandal and how she and the incumbent governor of LRR Seedy Lamin Bah were allegedly aiding and abetting[Read More…]