The Ministry of Health has received medical equipment worth USD 250,000 to boost the COVID-19 response in Uganda. This donation was made by the Government of Ireland through its Embassy in Uganda in partnership with World Health Organization Uganda.
African Guarantee Fund has announced the appointment of Jules Ngankam as the new Group Chief Executive Officer.
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has signed a collaboration agreement with tech-firm Huawei-Kenya that seeks to deepen financial inclusion in the banking sector through further deployment of technology and building fintech capacity.
The Omukama of Tooro Kingdom Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru (II) commended the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) for holding this year’s World Tourism Day in his kingdom and urged all stakeholders to accelerate efforts to revive the tourism in Uganda, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the sector.
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has revealed that it is ready to serve over 341,000 people in Gulu City and surrounding areas in a bid to increase access to clean water to all Ugandans.
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a US$20 million term loan in favour of East African Development Bank (EADB). EADB will use the loan to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and infrastructure projects in East Africa.
A group of executive at Stanbic Bank Uganda are on police’s wanted list over allegations of insider dealing and illegally selling property that borrowers had staked as collateral security to themselves.
The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education has demanded all teachers to undergo Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing before they resume teaching.
The Director of the African Union’s Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong, has been awarded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award.
The Ministry of Health has received a USD3.72 million grant from the government of Japan in a bid to boost the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Uganda Airlines have announced October 1st, 2020 as the date for the resumption of scheduled passenger flights at Entebbe International Airport.
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed 5,000 metric tons of rice and US$300,000 in cash from the Republic of Korea to provide much-needed relief assistance to 781,000 people including refugees and Ugandans threatened by locusts.
A new report released by the World Bank reveals that the Coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries.
Lady Justice Hon. Alice Mpagi Bahegeine, who is a Deputy Chief Justice Emeritus, has been awarded the Benedicto Kiwanuka Award. Hon. Justice Bahegeine received the award during the 3rd Benedicto Kiwanuka Memorial, which was held by the Judiciary at the…
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has criticized the government’s schools’ re-opening programme saying it has serious loopholes. UNATU Secretary-General Filbert Baguma says that the manner in which government has handled the situation is likely to disturb the education structure…
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has unleashed the programme for this year’s World Tourism Day, which is commemorated September 27th every year.
The Uganda Police has spoken out about the destructive fire that gutted Makerere University Main Building (Ivory Tower) on Sunday morning.
Oil Uganda, a subsidiary of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), on Thursday, September 17, 2020, held a Social Accountability dialogue at Trisek Hotel in Hoima, with youth, aimed at discussing the impact of oil exploration and extraction on the entire Hoima Sub-region (referred to as the Albertine Graben) to the local communities, wildlife and ecosystem.
The Ministry of Health on Thursday September 17, 2020 rolled out 100 Abbot Point of Care Machines for Early Infant Diagnosis and Viral Load testing.
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His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the government of Iran to encourage investors there to invest more in Uganda, saying the current peace and economic security makes the country ideal for investment.
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.
Government workers and pensioners have called for the digitization of the pension scheme to ease access to their funds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has refuted allegations that the Board is clashing with the Ministry of Education and Sports over the reopening of schools amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
On 8th September, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCCA) announced in a letter the resumption of International commercial passenger flights at Entebbe International Airport. Flights are set to resume on 1st October.
Bank of Uganda has announced new reforms with an aim to increase efficiency and enhance liquidity in the financial market. This has been done in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development.
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) members who qualify for withdrawal of their savings can now submit and track their claims online and through their mobile phones.
Fishermen from the Ugandan side physically interact with their counterparts from DR Congo while in the waters and when they land with their catch, no one observes the ‘tonsemberera’ (social distancing) guidelines as they all jostle for the fish.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, paid a courtesy visit to Eskom Uganda, one of the power generators in the country.
In a bid to help banana farmers preserve their produce and process it into various by-products, The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has introduced the usage of Solar Dryers under the Banana Livelihood Diversification Project.
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has come under fire following its plot to have all online content providers get authorization on the heels of digital campaigns building up to the 2021 general election.
The Ministry of Health has today received 210 beds as part of the COVID-19 auxiliary treatment center at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
The World Bank has appointed Mr. Keith Hansen as the new Country Director for Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Somalia effective September 8, 2020.
On behalf of the Ministry of Health, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine received a mobile ultrasound machine from Airtel Uganda as part of their safe motherhood program.
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In a bid to help pineapple farmers in Kalangala District and Greater Masaka Region as a whole to add value to their agricultural produce, the government, through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), is set to establish a factory that…
The Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) Lilly Ajarova has today held a meeting with gold medalist Joshua Cheptegei and other sector players during which they discussed the possibility of using sports to boost Uganda’s tourism industry.