Ernest N.T. Rubondo, the Executive Director at Petroleum Authority of Uganda says about $580 Million (Shs2.13 trillion) is expected to be invested in KFDA in 2023 Ugandans are increasingly benefiting from the ongoing oil activities . Speaking at the commissioning of spudding(Commencement of Drilling) of Kingfisher Oilfield wells on Tuesday in Buhuka,
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NSSF Posts Shs1.1 Trillion In Realized Income In Half-Year Performance, Targets Shs1.9 Trillion By End Of 2022/2023 FY
NSSF Acting Managing Director, Patrick Ayota The National Social Security Fund – NSSF Uganda is on track to achieve its key performance targets for the Financial Year 2022/2023 after its contributions collections and realized income grew by 22% and 17% respectively for half year as at the end of December
Read MoreUganda has five million child wives, 1.3 million of whom were married off below fifteen years of age, a UN official has disclosed. Speaking at the launch and dissemination workshop of the second National Strategy to end Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies (NSCMTP) in Entebbe, Vedasto Nsanzungwanko, the Chief of
Read MoreParents Wonder When The Proposed Regulations Will Be Implemented As Schools Increase Fees, Requirements
S.5 Students from Kisaasi College report for School When the government proposed regulations for school fees and requirements, some parents breathed a sigh of relief. Many believed that the regulations were long overdue and would come into effect when schools reopen for the new academic year. Caleb Kwesigwa says
Read MoreThe development and acceptance of digital currencies in Africa have been truly monumental. Although in 2022, the digital asset industry saw several high-profile breaches of trust and was largely characterized by volatility, the adoption of cryptocurrencies within the continent continued to grow. There has also been a shift in reliance
Read MoreFirst Oil In Sight: Museveni Hopeful Of More Oil Discovery As Drilling Starts At CNOOC’s Kingfisher Oilfield
President Museveni (in white shirt) is joined by other officials to commission the spudding(Commencement of Drilling) of Kingfisher Oilfield wells. President Yoweri Museveni Tuesday officially commissioned the spudding/drilling of oil wells for Kingfisher oilfield in Buhuka, Kikuube district as Uganda moves to have her first oil in 2025. This is
Read MoreNMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare. With a blaring distress signal on and the blue top lights flashing, an ambulance rushed out of the gate at breakneck speed, leaving everyone at the health facility wondering what emergency had come up. No sooner had it joined the main road though than the
Read MoreMukono Diocese is hunting Shillings 702 million for the installation of Rev. Can. Enos Kitto Kagodo as the new Bishop on February 26, 2023. The Church of Uganda House of Bishops elected Rev. Can. Enos Kitto Kagodo, the Provost of St. Phillips and Andrew’s Cathedral in Mukono Municipality as the
Read MoreHealth workers have raised concern over the high number of patients returning for a new round of malaria treatments shortly after receiving similar treatment. Dr. Mukuzi Muhereza, a health practitioner and former Secretary General of the Uganda Medical Association told URN that both health workers in the Outpatient and Inpatient
Read MoreLawyer Mabirizi Asks Parliament To Allow Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana Represent Their Voters From Prison
Jailed city Lawyer Male Hassan Mabirizi Kassim Kiwanuka has written to the Clerk to Parliament to make arrangements to enable Muhammad Ssegirinya, the Kawempe North Member of parliament, and his Makindye West counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana to represent their constituencies while on remand. According to Mabirizzi, the two legislators have been on remand since 7
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