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,…
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…
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…
Gov’t projects a sh2Trillion revenue shortfall in the first quarter of Financial Year 2021/22 as a result of the on-going nationwide total lockdown in which businesses are closed down, the Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to Treasury Patrick Ocailap has…
Uganda’ s Coffee exports in June 2021 amounted to 618,388 60-kilo bags worth US$ 58.56 million, the highest ever in a single month since 1991, according to Uganda Coffee Development Agency(UCDA). The exported coffee comprised 565,449 bags of Robusta valued…
Electricity regulatorElectricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has cut electricity tariffs across Consumer Categories from July to September 2021 with the exception of Street Lighting, the agency has announced. According to the new End-User Tariffs to be charged by UMEME, Domestic Consumers…
MTN Uganda has revived the MTN CallerTunez Awards that will see artistes earn from their music and other content, every month for the duration of the promotion due to end in Dec 2021. Lucky customers who actively download the MTN…
Government has launched the long-awaited COVID 19 relief mobile money cash to the vulnerable population, in an event presided over by the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja at OPM offices on July 8, 2021. Godfrey Oloya, a boda-boda rider in Gulu…