Nine students to represent Uganda and battle against 150 teams representing over 40 countries of the world. The Huawei global ICT Competition final will be happening this weekend. Huawei ICT Competition is a competitive ICT talent exchange program developed globally for university, college and TVET students. This aims to promote
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Paul Bukenya, the Electoral Commission Spokesperson Today marks the final day for registration of women in preparation for the conduct of Women Councils and Committees Elections, 2022. The registration exercise commenced on Friday 10th June 2022 and was scheduled to close on Monday 13th June 2022, but was extended
Read MoreMPs have warned government that the much-hyped Parish Development Model is bound to fail like all other wealth creation programs if the much needed infrastructure in parishes is not put in place. As MPs prepare to start their two-week recess next week, the government has sensitized them on the
Read MoreScientists attending a symposium at the Makerere University School of Medicine have protested the move by government to put up a wall fence separating the medical school from Mulago Specialized National Referral Hospital. The scientists made it clear that this not only defeats the purpose of being a teaching
Read MorePupil at Kasimeri primary school during classes Secondary and primary schools in different parts of the country are luring teachers to classes with the promise of increasing the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) allowances. At many of the secondary schools we visited, learning was taking place despite calls by the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) to all
Read MoreRashida Nampijja together with her daughter at home Rashidah Nampijja, 21, a former housemaid in Saudi Arabia is battling for her life in a rented room in Nabuti cell in Mukono Central Division in Mukono Municipality. Nampijja developed serious body complications in Saudi Arabia before she was returned home. Her family
Read MoreDeputy Secretary to the Treasury, Patrick Ocailap. Uganda’s Economy is expected to grow by 6.3% in 2022/23, the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury Patrick Ocailap has said. Speaking at the Absa Post Budget engagement Thursday at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, Ocailap said that the economy is expected to grow from
Read MoreNSSF Partners With VISA & Centenary Bank To Unveil First Social Security Smart Card In East Africa
Officials from NSSF, VISA and Centenary Bank in a group photo after the launch of the Smart Card The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in partnership with Visa and Centenary Bank has today unveiled a three-in-one social security smart card which embeds NSSF functionality, bank functionality and a loyalty
Read MoreThe Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda, Michael Atingi-Ego has called on financial and savings institutions to increase their efforts towards financial inclusion after a study revealed that more Ugandans prefer savings their money in boxes at home than entrusting the money with banks. He made the remarks during the launch of
Read MoreThe e-mobility corridor presents an opportunity to experience how Uganda is decarbonising the transport sector as well as leading the fight to reduce energy costs The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in partnership with GIZ Uganda’s Energy and Climate Programme (PREEEP), The Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities programme (PREO), and
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