NASSIT chief urges media to promote Sierra Leone’s pension scheme
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierraloaded
National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) Director-General Chernor Mamoud Jalloh has urged Sierra Leone’s media to raise awareness of the national pension scheme and encourage compliance with contribution rules. At a meeting in Freetown on 21 October 2026, he also outlined reforms to modernise the organisation’s services, Sierraloaded reports.
Chernor Mamoud Jalloh, director-general of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), the body that administers Sierra Leone’s national pension scheme, has called on the media to raise awareness of the scheme and encourage compliance with social security rules. He spoke on 21 October in Freetown, at a reception held with journalists, Sierraloaded reports.
Jalloh also asked the media to inform the public about the legal and financial consequences of illegally occupying property belonging to NASSIT. He said protecting these assets was a collective responsibility.
The director-general said operational reforms were under way to modernise procedures, improve efficiency and strengthen services for contributors and pensioners. He thanked the Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, for his cooperation in organising the event.
