Fortebt punters (customers) in Kalerwe, Mpererwe and Kiteetikka were left excited over the weekend after they unexpectedly received lots of gifts. All the punters that were found at the above branches at least received one of the gifts that Fortebet carried for them, which included wrist bands, pens, caps, T-shirts
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Winners of the 2018 African Banker Awards have been announced at a prestigious Gala Dinner in Busan, South Korea. The Awards, held annually on the fringes of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, celebrate excellence in banking and finance on the African continent. East Africa dominated the awards
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The Lands, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Betty Amongi is in fresh trouble for alleged land grabbing. A Ugandan woman based in the United Kingdom, Lillian Akullu has dragged Amongi to Lira High Court for grabbing her land measuring 3.5 acres along Erute Road in senior quarters. Through her Lawyers,
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has won the Corporate Governance Awards for outstanding practices in the category of Public Sector Governance, ahead of 6 public institutions that participated in the awards. The inaugural awards which were organized by the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda (ICGU), took place on
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Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has urged students of Makerere University to strive to lead the African continent out of poverty, because nobody else will. Prof. Nawangwe was addressing over 300 students of Makerere University who are sponsored by Mastercard Foundation, during their annual leadership training held at
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The Rwanda Development Board, through their subsidiary, the Rwanda Convention Bureau, has become Arsenal FC's first official sleeve partner as part of the country’s drive to become a leading global tourist destination, using ‘Visit Rwanda’ messaging. The three-year deal will also see ‘Visit Rwanda’ become the club's official Tourism Partner.
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Bank of Uganda (BoU) has been tasked by John Muwanga the Auditor General (AG) to account for 25 properties that went missing following the takeover of Global Trust Bank (GTB) in 2014. BoU has also been ordered to place caveats on all the lost titles to protect the properties and
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Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday lectured students from the UK Defence Academy--Joint Services Command and Staff College, who are undertaking the Advanced Command and Staff Course. It is a British Military academic establishment providing training and education to officers of the Royal Navy, Army, Airforce and Ministry of
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Tuesday set on fire impounded items worth over Shs2.3bn. The destruction took place at a facility in Nakasajja, Wakiso district. The items impounded over the past few months were; 33,560 kilograms of banned cosmetics valued at over sh621m, 38, 640 kilograms of Mekako soap containing
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Justine Bagyenda, the former Executive Director-Supervision at Bank of Uganda (BoU) has revealed that she is living in fear over her leaked wealth. This is contained in a complaint she lodged at Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) against eight online publications for exposing her wealth. The online publishers are Business Focus,
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