Health Minister Dr Aceng Launches Use of Convalescent plasma for COVID-19 Treatment
The Minister for Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng on Tuesday launched the randomized clinical trial for use of convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda.
Pensioners demand pension scheme be digitized
Government workers and pensioners have called for the digitization of the pension scheme to ease access to their funds.
Uganda Produced Highest Levels of Coffee Despite COVID-19 Challenges
The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, has revealed that Uganda this year produced the highest quantity of coffee in the past 20 years, despite the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic.
President Museveni Approves New Uganda Tourism Board of directors, Appoints Daudi Migereko Chairman
His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday approved the new Uganda Tourism Board of Directors and appointed former minister Daudi Migereko to head the new Board.
Be confident and accept humble beginnings – Prof Maggie Kigozi tells young developers
Prof. Maggie Kigozi; a Ugandan Business Champion, Investment Promotion Expert, Entrepreneur, Farmer, Feminist, Chairperson of the Africa Scout Foundation, and Senior Consultant at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has today asked young developers to work on their confidence and also respect humble beginnings.
Uganda’s NIRA shuts down the head office after positive COVID-19 case
The headquarters of Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) was on Monday closed temporarily after some security personnel tested positive for COVID-19.
President Museveni Hands Over Agricultural Machines to Youth in Kamuli District Under Emyooga Scheme
In a bid to fight poverty amongst youth in Busoga Sub-region through the Emyooga Scheme, President Yoweri Museveni over the weekend handed over an assortment of the agricultural, salon, and tailoring, baking, and car washing machines to thousands of youth in Kamuli District, to help them become job creators.
URA Commissioner John Rujoki Musinguzi Announces Shs632Bn Surplus Revenue Despite COVID-19 Lockdown
Despite the challenges posed to the country’s economy due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the new Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner-General John Rujoki Musinguzi, has announced that the tax body collected a surplus of Shs632Bn during the period…
Presidents Museveni, Magufuli Sign East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Implementation Agreement
Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his counterpart John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania, have September 13, 2020, signed the implementation agreement for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline at Chato, Tanzania.
Lake Albert Development Project: New Major Milestones Are Reached Between Government of Uganda and Total
During a meeting held between President Yoweri Museveni and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total, the Government of Uganda and Total have reached an agreement on the conditions of entry of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) in the project as well as on the Host Government Agreement (HGA) which will govern the export pipeline project in Uganda.
UTB Announces ‘Take On the Pearl’ Campaign to Boost Domestic Tourism
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, on Monday, September 14, 2020, launched a campaign dubbed ‘Take On the Pearl’, which is aimed at promoting Uganda’s domestic tourism.
Agripreneur: Agroforestry: Why You Should Invest in Growing Eucalyptus Trees
Many people think that agriculture ends at growing crops, rearing livestock like cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, or fish farming and they ignore agroforestry which many people have benefited from by growing eucalyptus. However, experts in agripreneurship reveal that there are…
President Museveni Launches UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2021-2025
His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday launched the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2021-2025 at a function held at State House, Entebbe, which was attended Heads of UN Agencies in Uganda and Senior Government officials.
COVID-19: NIRA Closes Wakiso Offices After Staff Tests Positive
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has temporarily closed their offices in Wakiso district after a policeman attached to their offices tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday. “The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) would like to inform…
Chief Registrar Langa Shakes Up Judiciary as She Shuffles Registrars, Magistrates
There is uproar in the judiciary after the newly appointed Chief Registrar, Sarah Langa Siu decided to shuffle a number of registrars and magistrates, moving many of them from their comfort zones.