Uganda is a front runner country in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with many good examples from which other countries can learn, the Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister Justine Kasule Lumumba…
The new United Resident Coordinator Susan Namondo Ngongi has pledged the UN support to Uganda towards attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This was during the inaugural meeting with the Minister for General Duties Justine Kasule Lumumba at the…
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is on move to prioritize channeling its investment support to local scientists and innovators that are active in the pathogenic economy. Uganda stands to benefit from investments in this nascent sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored…
Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze has appointed an 11-member committee on issues of quality and the regulatory frameworks of agro chemicals and agro-inputs. The team was unveiled during a press conference at Uganda Media Centre on July 19th 2021. According to him, much…
Government has agreed to take over Busoga University as a public institution with its sh15b loan, which President Museveni on Sunday morning said will be paid after its accountability. The development follows a series of meetings between Government officials and…
The Communications sector in Uganda has weathered the storm caused by COVID 19 and registered growth, with total subscriptions crossing the 28 million mark, according to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) quarterly market report. The report indicates that there was…
Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2020 Primary Leaving Examination during an event that was held at the State House Entebbe, presided over by First Lady and Education and Sports Minister Janet Museveni. The 2020 PLE results, overall,…
President Yoweri, in accordance with Article 174(2) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, he has made reshuffles in the positions of Permanent Secretaries, in which Keith Muhakanizi has been replaced by renowned economist Ramadhan Ggoobi as the…
In the FY 2020/21, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) collected net revenue of sh19.26Trillion and posted a growth in revenue of 14.99 percent in comparison to the FY 2019/20 and an estimated tax to GDP ratio of 12.99 percent, according to…
Prudential Assurance Uganda Limited (Prudential Uganda) has successfully transferred the policy holders, staff and agents of International Air Ambulance Healthcare (IAA Healthcare) to its business. This follows a comprehensive transfer process that was presided by the insurance industry’s supervisory body,…
Cabinet that sat on Monday July 12th 2021 approved 11 committee members to the Diary Development Authority (DDA), the Minister for ICT and National Guidance Chris Baryomunsi has said. The appointed committee has been tasked with boosting mobilization for milk production…
It’s a total lockdown countrywide, a number of business centers such as malls, arcades are closed and there is a ban on both private and public means of transport. As a result, people are not working and a number of…
By Wilson Ishimwe Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) has unveiled the Fourth Annual Bankers Conference 2021 that will be held 26th & 27th July under the theme “ Bend but Don’t Break, How the Financial Sector can thrive in the era of the…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander Engineering Brigade Besigye Bekunda has said that they have the capacity to execute Government construction projects in a timely manner because of the experience and the expertise they have in the sector for…
Multi-award winning journalist Solomon Serwanjja has quit the Naguru based NBS Television. Serwanjja announced his decision via his Twitter handle. “On 31st July, I will be leaving @nbstv. It has been such an honour to serve for the last 6…