Month: January 2025

Third Deputy Premier and minister without portfolio, Hajati Lukia Nakadama has directed government departments and related institutions to enforce the presidential directive and give all their printing and publishing work the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) and Vision Group. The directive came on Friday November 25th as she was

Makerere University Guild aspirants are struggling to reach out to students using virtual campaigns -the only allowed foirmat - a few days before their elections. The Makerere University Council backed down from its earlier decision and allowed students to hold Guild elections which were suspended in July when a student

President Museveni has acknowledged the progress achieved in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease but extended the lockdown in Mubende and Kassanda districts by 21 days. The lockdown restricts movements in and out, as a measure to prevent the spread of the disease. Museveni said that the government has

A soldier of Uganda People's Defense Forces and one assailant have died in a shootout in a night attack in Kapeeka town in Nakaseke. The attack occured at around 10:40pm on Saturday night. Retired Captain Yahaya Kakooza the Nakaseke Resident  District Commissioner explains that the assailants attacked the joint security team on

A team of joint security personnel from both UPDF and Police, on Saturday gunned down, Private Rodgers Alibuza, an army deserter whom they accused of stealing two guns from Gaddafi barracks and killing Sgt Peter Eyagu on 17th November, 2022. They also recovered the two guns but not before the

Season 5 of dfcu Bank’s Rising Woman initiative came to an end today with the announcement and award of the female entrepreneurs who emerged as the top 10 winners in the competition. The top 10 were selected out of 23 finalists who faced a panel of select judges in a

Environmentalists in Ankore have warned of devastating disasters as floods destroy property in Mbarara and Ibanda Districts. The warning comes after five villages in Kagongi Sub County and Rubindi town council in Mbarara district were covered by heavy floods that washed away crops leaving residents worried about hunger. The villages

Makerere University has released at least 11,801 transcripts in the three-week public fair that has been taking place at Freedom Square, URN has learnt. The University declared a two-week window to allow (former) students who had not claimed their transcripts and certificates to do so. However, after two weeks, the

As Mubende District sighs with relief due to the absence of new cases in 13 days end of the 21 days of lockdown, officials describe the situation as good because there remain only 4 confirmed cases, among them a health worker, but their condition is improving. The Resident District Commissioner for