Chief Executive of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB), Mr. Denis Mudeni Ngabirano ITHUBA Uganda has announced that the Uganda National Lottery will officially go live on June 1, 2024. ITHUBA Uganda is the newly appointed official operator of Uganda's first national lottery, authorized and regulated by the
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Dr Sikander Lalani, Chairman Roofings group and Hon Evelyn Anite , Minister of state for Privatization and Investment launching the tree planting campaign at Roofings Rolling Mills on 31st May 2024 Roofings Group together with Minister of State Privatization and investment, Hon. Evelyn Anite launched a campaign to plant 2,000,000
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On Monday, URA commenced the exercise of waiving penalties it had imposed on VAT-registered taxpayers who failed to issue fiscalized receipts through the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). The exercise has been met with enthusiasm from taxpayers, with more than 700 flocking to the tax body to access
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The Ministry of Finance has revealed plans to hit the credit market and procure 29 more loans valued at over Shs18.7Trn in the near future to fund various public projects amidst reports that Uganda’s public debt has grown to US$24.60 Billion (Shs93.38Trn) as at end December 2023. The details are contained
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Team Uganda takes Grand Prize alongside Amb. Oliver Wonekha Three teams of ICT students from Uganda celebrated a strong show at the global final of the 8th Huawei ICT Competition held in Shenzhen, China. Students from Uganda secured the following prize(s): Grand prize: Network Track Team 1 (Gulu University and Muni
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Joint Effort Group is among the 50 groups that benefited from the US$250, 000 funding. Fifty innovators have benefited from US$250, 000 in funding from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Accountant App, The 5 Innovators, Joint Effort Group, Smart Skills Innovation Group, and Upendo, among other youth groups, benefited from
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The Norwegian Oil for Development Programme (OfD) is ending over thirty years of support to Uganda’s Petroleum sector. While Uganda discovered oil in the Albertine Graben in 2006, the resource remained underground because the country did not have the required policies and laws to regulate the sector. Gunnar Sjögren, the
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Uganda's national debt has grown to 24.60 Billion dollars (93.38 Trillion shillings), according to latest report by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for the period up the December 2023. This is an increase from 23.66 that was recorded at the end of last financial year (June 2023).
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Passenger traffic is growing at Entebbe International Airport The number of international passengers going through Entebbe International Airport continues to grow. According to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Spokesperson, Vianney M. Luggya, in April, Entebbe International Airport handled 82,247 arriving and 82,458 departing passengers, a total of 164,705 international passengers, an
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Judges undergoing the training Over 80 judges and prosecutors from Uganda and the COMESA states have been undergoing training on the adjudication of financial crimes like money laundering and financing terrorism. The training arranged by the Financial Intelligence Authority, the Judiciary in Uganda, and the Common Market for Eastern and
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