Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, has asked the University's staff to reconsider their impending strike and allow the government the opportunity to address the ongoing issue of salary harmonization. On Thursday, Makerere University staff members declared their intention to embark on a new industrial action
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Ugandan insurers are slowly making inroads in taking up risks in the oil and gas sector despite the challenge. By the end of 2023, Ugandan insurers were operating in the Tilenga, Kingfisher, and East African Crude Oil pipeline projects though there was an indication of challenges with getting bigger foreign
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Masaka City authorities have condemned 160 schools from resuming their operations next month. According to a circular written by Stephen Kakeeto, the Masaka City Education Officer, the affected schools have been declared illegal and are not allowed to open for classes when the first term starts on February 5th. The
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Makerere University has sued its Tribunal for ordering the reinstatement of Dr. Malowa Davis Ndanyi as the Director of Human Resources. The University is seeking a declaration that the March 1st, 2023 decision by the Tribunal to set aside the termination of the probationary contract of Dr Malowa was irrational,
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A delay in the completion and commissioning of the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Project in Kiryandongo District will cost the government an accrual interest claim of 113.933 billion Shillings on delayed payments, the Auditor General’s report has revealed. According to the audit report on the progress of electricity generation infrastructure projects
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Edrine Mutebi, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at URA The Uganda Revenue Authority has clarified on the government directive restricting the warehousing of particular goods in customs-bonded warehouses. Addressing journalists at URA headquarters in Nakawa, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs, Edrine Mutebi said that
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Oil drilling rig for Tilenga Oil project/Business Focus photo The Association of Oil and Gas Providers in Uganda says it is not easy for Ugandans to supply the sector. Association of Uganda Oil and Gas Service Providers (AUGOS) Vice Chairman, Dennis Kamurasi says while one can be excited about winning
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Nigerian superstar singer and songwriter Ric Hassani (pictured) is scheduled to headline the return of the popular Shorts Na Lessu Music Festival aka SHONALE, this Saturday at the Lugogo Hockey Grounds. After a two-year hiatus, the event returns bigger and better, with I&M Bank Uganda as the headline sponsor for
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Tarus Stephen Kipkyen, who’s also a former member of Parliament in Kenya The Anti-corruption court presided over by Her Worship Esther Asiimwe yesterday remanded Tarus Stephen Kipkyen,also a former member of Parliament in Kenya to Luzira prison for falsification of export documents and causing revenue loss to the Government of
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Geraldine Ssali remains the accounting officer for the Trade Ministry. The Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism has threatened not to consider and appropriate the budget for the Ministry of Trade as long as Geraldine Ssali remains the accounting officer for this ministry. Chaired by Mbarara City South MP, Mwine
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