The Opposition needs to rebrand into a new group that people will believe and entrust with power, the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in Parliament, Winfred Kiiza has said. Speaking at the opening of a five-day workshop for selected Opposition leaders, held at the Nigeria National Assembly, Abuja, on Monday,
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Dangote Foundation and GBCHealth have joined forces to forge a new model of partnership, African Business Coalition on Health (GBCHealth) in Africa. Chairman of Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, shared plans to build an African Business Coalition on Health (ABCHealth), during the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, he was co-hosting, and which
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Are you planning to start exporting goods produced in Uganda and bring in the much needed foreign currency in the country? These top 5 countries earning Uganda millions of dollars in exports will give you a snapshot on where to start from. The list is derived from figures released by
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Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Monday maintained the benchmark rate at 10 per cent for the 12th straight month. The move came amid suggestions that the cap on interest rates may be repealed. Bank Governor Patrick Njoroge, who chairs the Monetary Policy Committee, said the move was informed by
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Ugandan police have arrested 10 youths for staging an illegal rally to oppose a planned constitutional amendment to allow President Yoweri Museveni, one of the world’s longest serving rulers, to run for a fresh term. Police spokesman Emirian Kayima said on Monday the youths were detained in the capital Kampala
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The Federation of Uganda basketball Associations (FUBA) and host club City Oilers Monday unveiled their partner sponsors for the upcoming FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championships. Having been granted the rights to host the regional clubs’ flagship tournament, the 4-time NBL defending champions, who are also defending champions of the
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said Uganda is fast becoming a middle-income country with vast investment opportunities in agro-processing, industrialization and the service based sector. "Uganda is moving towards becoming a fast world country based on four sectors; commercial agriculture, industries, services and ICT," he said. The President was meeting
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The world’s central banks can’t sit back and ignore the growth in cryptocurrencies as it could pose a risk to the stability of the financial system, according to the Bank for International Settlements. It said central banks will need to figure out whether to issue a digital currency and what
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The Kobs were crowned as the 2017 Guinness National Rugby Sevens champions after accumulating enough points through the six Leg circuit. Despite having lost 26-7 to the Heathens in the Edward Kitaka Memorial Sevens finals, the Kobs were still the overall winners. On the final day of the Guinness National
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Hadijah Nalubega, 30, never imagined she would one day become a landlady given the fact that her job in Uganda wasn’t satisfying. However, after securing a job in Qatar through Middle East Consultants, a labour exporting agency licensed by the government in 2014, Nalubega is closer to becoming a landlady.
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