All posts tagged "National News"

New bill to enforce minimum energy performance standards

Kampala, (UG): The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has said it has adjusted the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill that will...

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UBTEB takes over assessment of accounting technicians diploma from ICPAU

Kampala, (UG): The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) is set to oversee the assessment of the Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD),...

Govt rescues NTC students, clears arrears with Kyambogo

Kampala, (UG): The Ministry of Education and Sports has intervened to alleviate the financial burden faced by five National Teacher Colleges (NTCs),...

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Gov’t begins roll-out of sh700,000 digital number plates

Kampala, (UG): Government of Uganda has officially launched the Digital number plates, three years after President Museveni issued a directive authorizing the...

MP David Atuka threatens hunting spree over UWA negligence in Agago

Agago, (UG): Agago County Member of Parliament, Hon Lagen David Atuka has threatened to mobilize the community of Adilang with enough spears,...

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‘Keep romance miles away from the hospital’, Dr Barigye urges medical interns

By Halson Kagure Mbarara, (UG): Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) has received a batch of forty second-year Clinical Officers Students to get...

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UBTEB to release July-August 2023 examination results on Thursday

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet Museveni on Thursday, November 02, release the examination results for the...

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Body of exiled cardiologist Dr Aggrey Kiyingi finally arrives for burial

Kampala, (UG): The body of exiled Ugandan cardiologist, Dr Aggrey Kiyingi who died in Australia on September 30 has finally returned home...

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Museveni urges scientists on HIV/AIDs vaccine, commissions Bone Marrow Transplant Centre

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged local scientists to fast-track the development of the HIV/AIDS vaccine. “It’s good that you...

Govt not ready with action taken report on NSSF probe

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Betty Amongi, has said that the action taken report on the...

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New Animal Feeds Bill proposes five-year jail term for offenders

Kampala, (UG): The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze presented the Animal Feeds Bill before MPs during a...

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West Nile police boss freed of aggravated defilement allegations

Arua, (UG): The Inspector of Police (IP) Thomas Otim who also heads the Professional Standards Unit in the West Nile Region has...

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NIRA fails to enrol over 17 million people due to lack of funds

Kampala, (UG): The National Information Registration Authority (NIRA) has failed to commence mass enrolment of 17.2 million persons due to funding gaps...

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Lawyer Patrick Kiconco told to refund shs39b NAADS money in six months or face jail

Kampala, (UG): The Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has given embattled city lawyer Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi an...

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Museveni promises to fund youth-led innovations

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that he is going to fund youth-led innovations in Uganda. “I will have a meeting with...

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PDM progress in Karamoja at 15%, MPs worried

Kampala, (UG): Members of Parliament on the Public Service and Local Government Committee have expressed concern with the level of implementation of...

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Police recover fuel tank stolen in Iganga with 34 tonnes of kerosene

Kampala, (UG): Police on Tuesday said the semi-trailer tanker which was destined for Kampala and intercepted by thugs along the Iganga Highway...

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KASESE: Two suspects detained over trafficking in persons

Kasese, (UG): The Territorial Police in Rwenzori East and Kasese District are holding two suspects in custody on charges related to the...

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Uganda to roll out injectable HIV drug in Jan 2024

Kampala, (UG): The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC)has revealed that Uganda will in a period of less than three months join three other...

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Rehabilitation works kickoff on 16km Iganga road

Iganga, (UG): The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works has responded to the request by the people of Iganga in...

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