The Group Managing Director/CEO of Dangote Cement Plc Engr. Joseph Makoju mni will retire as GMD/CEO effective January 31, 2020, a position he has held since 2018, according to a report from the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Engr. Makoju (pictured), popularly called Mr. Cement, is bowing out after 45 years of
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The Rotaract club of Victoria University (VU) has installed Robert Ssekamanya, a 2nd year student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Oil and Gas as its new President. He takes on the mantle for one year from James Neima Alexandria, a student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health at
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Thousands of Ugandans have turned up at Kololo Ceremonial grounds during the recruitment exercise for Uganda Peoples' Defense Forces - UPDF. UPDF seeks to recruit a total of 4000 people in this national exercise that commenced today December 27th, 2019. The aim of the exercise is to attract Ugandans to
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Zoe Ministries founded and presided by Prophet Elvis Mbonye is set to boost the tourism sector through Christian tourism this coming year 2020 with potential to earn Uganda $5billion annually if they succeed in attracting at least 300,000 weekly foreign visitors to their Tuesday fellowships. These remarks were made by
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Development Channel boss, Lambert recently launched what he called the 'Black Wall Street' to free Africa from poverty. Lambert who recently held a workshop at Hotel Africana in Kampala said he has also developed a Uganda Poverty Alleviation Program (UPA) to make poverty history. "We created this program as a
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A section of Kampala City Businessmen have condemned the controversial Religious Policy being tabled by government to streamline the work of religious leaders. Led by Collins Tugumisirize, they say the proposed law targets some religious leaders who have poked holes in it. They say the law if passed, will scare
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The US has recalled its ambassador to Zambia amid a diplomatic row after he criticised the imprisonment of a gay couple, embassy sources have said. Last month, Daniel Foote said he was "horrified" that a judge had sentenced the men to 15 years in prison after they were caught having
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United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda, through its Foundation arm, on Thursday 19th December, 2019 visited the SOS Children’s villages in Kakiri to donate materials in form of locally published story books and food items to the children. Under their 'Each One Teach' initiative, UBA partnered with 'Sooo Many Stories,'
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By Mirror It is the go-to messaging app for billions of people around the world, but WhatsApp has revealed that its app will stop working on Windows smartphones next week. While the app is currently available on select Windows smartphone, it will stop being available on December 31. WhatsApp said:
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The African Development Bank has approved a $55 million facility to strengthen implementation of reforms to enhance Tanzania’s economic competitiveness and private sector participation in the country’s growth. These critical reforms will lead to a more vibrant economy, which will improve the living conditions of Tanzanians, particularly the poor and
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