Ernest Rubondo (Left), the PAU ED and Wallace Pescarini, the President of SLB Offshore Atlantic Basin flanked by Nyombi Alex -Director Production at the PAU Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, has commended SLB (formerly known as Schlumberger) for its efforts in advancing women in Science and
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The event was graced by State Minister for Higher Education, John C. Muyingo (2nd Right), Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa (3rd Right) The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has commended King Ceasor University for its commitment to excellence in education, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Speaking at the university's
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John Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General The media has been awash with stories of traders in downtown Kampala protesting against the implementation of URA’s Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) and what they allege as double taxation of Value Added Tax (VAT). The traders claim that they pay VAT
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Minister Muhoozi presenting a statement on Luzira relocation Gen. David Muhoozi, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs has clashed with MPs over the impending relocation of Luzira prisions. Minister Muhoozi defended the proposal to relocate Luzira Prisons to pave way for the construction of a conference, saying the investor
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Finance Minister Kasaija (L) receiving the report from EOC Chairperson, Sofia Nalule Juuko Most of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies plans as well as budgets are not aligned to the National Development Plan III, the Equal Opportunities Commission, (EOC) has said. Sofia Nalule Juuko, the EOC Chairperson made the revelation
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Speaker Anita Among (pictured) has directed Parliament’s Legal Department to sue Observer Newspaper, accusing the organization of sowing seeds of hatred in order for Ugandans to hate Parliament, citing the media house’s recent reporting that some MPs received bribes from agencies in order to block the move by Government to
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Parliament has been informed that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are expected to suffer budget cuts to a tune of Shs2.77Trn in the Financial Year 2024/25 due to reduction in donor support and the increased cost of servicing Uganda’s public debt. The revelation was made by Martin Mugarra, Minister of
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Rice varieties by comparison The Director General, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Dr. Yona Baguma has commended the organisation’s collaboration with the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) for driving Uganda's agricultural sector towards transformational growth. Speaking at a high-level policy workshop celebrating the 15th anniversary of KOPIA in
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Planes at Entebbe International Airport Entebbe International Airport handled 80,719 arriving and 91,271 departing passengers, a total of 171,990 international passengers in March 2024, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said. This is an average of 5,548 passengers per day. “This is an average of 2,009 more passengers than was handled
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Speaker Anita Among presiding over the session Parliament has halted the mainstreaming of the National Physical Planning Board and National Population Council to National Planning Authority (NPA) after MPs queried the authenticity of certificates of financial implication issued by the Ministry of Finance. Government had argued that the mainstreaming of
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