The National Drug Authority (NDA) has finally cleared the Covidex herbal medicine for use by the public as a supportive treatment in the management of viral infections. “NDA has granted Covidex an approval based on initial assessment, published literature and safety studies by the innovator. The product has been formulated
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The new leadership at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives want the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development and the Bank of Uganda, to stay away from the management issues of the cooperative sector. The State Minister in charge cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume says there has been a
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The government has today named eight labour export companies whose licenses have been cancelled. Internal Affairs ministry revealed the names of the companies after a meeting with officials from the ministry of gender in an attempt to save Ugandans who are being trafficked by unscrupulous labour exporters. Agnes Igoye, coordinator
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Two people have been remanded to Kitalya Government's prison on charges of murdering the daughter and the driver of Transport and Works Minister General Katumba Wamala. The two are Hussein Ismael Sserubula alias Imam Muto a Boda Boda rider and a resident of Nakuwadde, Nakabugo, Bulenga in Wakiso District and
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Binance, the world's biggest crypto-currency exchange, has been banned by the UK's financial regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ruled that the firm cannot conduct any "regulated activity" in the UK. It also issued a consumer warning about Binance.com, advising people to be wary of adverts promising high returns
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A Pearl Dairy official showcasing the new system Pearl Dairy Farms Limited (PDFL), Uganda’s largest Dairy processor and the manufacturer of Lato Milk branded products, has unveiled the addition of a new Shs9.25 billion Tetrapak Edge production line to its facility. The line is the first of its kind in East
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Finance Minister Matia Kasaija The Government of Uganda has guaranteed eight projects worth Shs9.5 trillion under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts arrangement. This revelation is contained in Finance Ministry's contingent liabilities annual field report for 2019/2020 that was released in March 2021 but only uploaded online recently. As at end November 2020, there were 8
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There was an increase in the stock of outstanding quantifiable legal proceedings by 10 % to Shs10.407Trn as at end June 2020 from Shs9.461Trn as at end June 2019, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revealed. According to the Ministry of Finance, these exposures from legal claims were accumulated
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As the debate over the efficacy of Covidex in the treatment of COVID-19 rages on, the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda and a leading herbal medicine expert say that the remedy is safe for use in People battling COVID-19. The National Drug Authority (NDA) mid this month banned the use of
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Kasana Police Station in Luwero town faces eviction for failure to meet rent obligations. The station has been renting space from a commercial building owned by cissy Luwedde, along Kyebutika road in Luwero town since 2003. Luwero Town Council committed to paying its rent bills amounting to 2.4 million Shillings
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