The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is concerned about the increasing non-compliance of taxpayers in the country. Speaking during the post-budget conference in Fort Portal Julius Nkwasire the Assistant Commissioner of Customs said about 7 million people are in business but not meeting their tax obligations. According to Nkwasire, the country is
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Claimants camp at Equity Bank Lira Branch on Wednesday morning War claimants have jammed different banks in Lira City to process their livestock compensation. The claimants mostly elderly women from nine districts across the Lango sub-region have pitched camp at the various banks such as Post Bank, Equity, and KCB
Read MoreShs2.3Bn Land Scam: Parliament Orders CCTV Footage, Bank Statements & Telephone Printouts Of Suspects
Businessman Warren Mwesigye (Right) appearing before COSASE Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has ordered all suspects named in the Shs2.3Bn Kagadi land scam to produce their bank statements and telephone printouts dating two years after the witnesses kept contradicting themselves in the testimony. During
Read MoreHuawei ICT Competition 2021-2022 Global Final Closing & Awards Ceremony Teams from Uganda and Nigeria emerged winners of the recently concluded Huawei Global ICT Competition. The 2021-2022 ICT Competition Awards and closing ceremonies were held in Shenzhen, China on June 25th, 2022 with 130 teams from 43 countries competing fiercely. The
Read MoreUganda's Ambassador to S. Sudan Brig. Gen. Ronnie Balya (R), Foreign Affairs PS Bagiire 2nd R) and South Sudan Ambassador to Uganda Simon Duku (2nd left) during the launch of the Business Forum 2022. The Government of Uganda is seeking to increase exports to neighbors South Sudan to US$ 1
Read MoreLouis Arinaitwe, Country Director, Department for International Trade and the Country Infrastructure and Trade Policy lead with the British High Commission, hands over ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certification in recognition of its Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) compliance to global standards to Doreen Munanukye, Stanbic Bank's Ag Head of Information Security, at
Read MoreCabinet secretary for labor Simon Chelugui. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG Kenya is seeking to safeguard its migrant workers from abuses in the Middle East countries by establishing safe houses there. Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui on Tuesday said Sh70 million has been set aside to build safe houses
Read MoreStanbic Bank CEO Anne Juuko Tips Ugandans On How To Utilize Opportunities Worth Shs110 Trillion In Oil & Gas Sector
Stabnic Bank Uganda CEO, Anne Juuko Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anne Juuko, on Wednesday morning dissected the different opportunities in the oil and gas sector. Early this year, key players in the oil and gas sector announced an Investment Decision worth US$ 10 billion. But speaking on the
Read MoreARE YOU SERIOUS: Hon. Xavier Kyooma (R) fielding questions to the Mulago Hospital top management team Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) have tasked the interdicted Mulago National Referral Hospital Executive Director, Dr Byarugaba Baterana, to explain the hospital’s failure to absorb Shs4 billion meant for
Read MoreA National Oil branded petrol station. FILE PHOTO | NMG State-owned National Oil Corporation of Kenya will from August start shipping fuel from Saudi Arabia at lower prices than the global rates in the latest push by the government to lower pump prices. This is through a government-to-government deal that
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