ICT and National Guidance Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi speaking at the launch of UNICAF University With branches in Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and learning centres across Africa, UNICAF University has launched in Uganda, joining 45 private Universities currently in Uganda. Data from the Ministry of Education and Sports shows that Uganda
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Gordon Musinguzi a resident pointing to the classrooms of Gomero Primary School. The District Authorities have resolved to close it Authorities in Nakaseke district have closed a government primary school over the high pupil dropout rate. Gomero Primary School in Ngoma Town Council was constructed by parents in the early
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook announced over $9 billion in quarterly profits on Monday, hours after a US news collective published a deluge of withering reports arguing the company prioritises its growth over people's safety.The social media giant has been battling a fresh crisis since former employee Frances Haugen leaked
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President Yoweri Museveni was accompanied by PM, Robinah Nabbanja to launch the COVID-19 laboratories at Entebbe International Airport The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta T. Museveni on Friday, October 22, 2021 officially launched the COVID-19 laboratories to be used for mandatory Covid-19 testing of all incoming passengers through Entebbe International Airport at
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Mobile money transactions hit a record Shs113.38Trn in Financial Year 2020/21, the Bank of Uganda 2021 Annual report has revealed. The Central Bank Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile says that in accordance with the provisions of the National Payment Systems Act 2020, each of the companies received a Payment Systems Operator (large funds transfer)
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Ambassador Fred Mugisha called upon Students to use this opportunity and create networks through the Seeds for the future program that will further their ambitions. [Kampala, Uganda, October 21st, 2021] Huawei has today kicked-off the 2021 edition of the Seeds for the Future training Program virtually. The launch has been
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Owners of private schools want Shs100m for each school The proprietors of private education institutions are asking government to provide with each private education institution with Shs100M as recovery plan ahead of the planned reopening of schools in January 2022. According to the group, there is an enrollment of not
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The Executive Director of Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), Wilbrod Humphreys Owor says that the total direct school loan portfolio is currently 1.3 trillion Shillings and this includes institutional and personal loans and the accumulated interest. He adds that their records also indicate another 600 billion debt under private sector institutions
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According to the new policy, all nursery and primary school teachers will be mandated to have degrees Authorities in the Education and Sports Ministry have advised teachers to shape up or ship out as they move to implement the 2019 National Teacher Policy. The policy sets set a bachelor’s degree
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It’s been thirteen years since the Ugandan payments landscape was disrupted by the First mobile money system. In 2009, MTN Uganda introduced the first mobile money transaction service and today, the sector has grown to more than 170 private players consisting of mobile network operators, commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions,
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