Month: February 2026

The Uganda National Examinations Board has recorded the lowest number of absentee candidates in the 2020 Uganda Advanced Examination Certificate- UACE exams. A total of 952 candidates registered for the exams but did not show up. This is the lowest number of absentee candidates that UNEB has recorded in the

The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations -NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 NGOs. According to the Executive Director of the NGO Bureau Stephen Okello, they conducted investigations which revealed that 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits, 15 failed to file annual returns and audited books of accounts

The Civil Aviation Authority has approved the two A330-800Neo Airbuses and included them on Uganda Airlines' Air Operators Certificate- AOC . The Airbuses arrived last December and January this year. But they remained grounded pending CAA's approval. They have now been approved. Uganda airlines made the announcement on their Twitter

Uganda has received 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the United Kingdom. Andrew Ockenden, the Development Director UK High Commission in Kampala on Thursday handed over the doses to Margaret Muhanga, the Minister of State for Primary Health Care at the head offices of the National Medical Stores-NMS

A section of learners in Kampala have resorted to hands-on skills as schools remain closed due to the covid-19 pandemic. The uncertainty surrounding the reopening of schools has left parents with no option but to identify skills to keep the learners busy. In some of the workshops visited by URN,

Buying more than 5 chapatis in Moroto district could land someone in trouble. Both the police and sister agencies have decided to arrest and interrogate anyone found buying more than five chapatis as they intensify their hunt for cattle rustlers in the ongoing disarmament exercise. Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Region

The State Minister for Luwero Triangle and Rwenzori Region, Alice Kaboyo and Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) Chief Coordinator, Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho alias Salim Saleh have met to discuss the implementation of the Parish Model. The meeting on Wednesday at Gulu Barracks was to have the minister brief him on the

Tonnes of cobalt left behind following the closure of Kilembe Mines in Kasese district are wasting away as they are eroded by running water with the process. Kilemba mines, which was known for copper production also produced cobalt-rich sulphide concentrate as one of the waste products.   Kilembe mines had

President Yoweri Museveni has revealed government plans to disband Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and revert it to the Ministry of Works and Transport. “We are now going to abolish this UNRA and take it back to Ministry of Works but form road construction companies. We already have one of

Uganda had a $1.1 billion trade deficit with Tanzania at the end of 2020/21 financial year, according to Bank of Uganda trade statistics. And it's the first time Uganda’s trade deficit and import bill with a neighboring country exceeded a billion dollar.    Uganda imported goods worth $1.24 billion from