Screenshot of UPHTU’s letter Arts and Humanities teachers may resume industrial action if the government fails to implement presidential directives on salary harmonization and welfare commitments in the ongoing 2026/2027 to 2030/2031 budgeting process, the Uganda Professional Humanities Teachers’ Union (UPHTU) has warned. In a March 11th, 2026 letter, addressed
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Dan Odongo, Executive Director of Uganda National Examination Board The Uganda National Examination Board’s sensitive data for the past 72years is manually stored at the Board’s premises in Ntinda, with no offsite facility to backup this data in case of any disaster. Dan Odongo, Executive Director of Uganda National Examination
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Remigio Achia, Vice Chairperson, Parliament’s Budget Committee. Government has been urged to earmark UGX15Bn to each public University in the coming years so as to improve their dilapidated infrastructure. The call has been made by Parliament’s Budget Committee in their report on the 2026/27 National Budget Framework Paper that was
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Makerere University has asked Parliament for UGX33.687Bn as additional funds to facilitate improvement of Government students feeding allowances, while Makerere University Business School (MUBS) made a request for additional UGX52.825Bn to meet its infrastructural gaps. The request was made by Remigio Achia, Vice Chairperson, Parliament’s Budget Committee while presenting the
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Some of the lucky winners in a group photo dfcu Bank has rewarded eight customers in the ongoing nationwide “School Fiiz! Weight Off!” campaign, reaffirming its commitment to easing the financial pressure that comes with the back-to-school season for parents and school owners across Uganda. The winners received their cash
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The main gate of Kabale University Parliament has revealed that most Public Universities are grossly understaffed, with some of the staffing levels falling below 20% in some Universities. For example, Busitema University has academic staffing level of only 10%, Muni University staffing levels is at 15.65%, Soroti at 19% and
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President Museveni presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony of Bunyoro University in Kikuube in 2025. The University's taskforce is seeking UGX 179 billion/Photo by Emmanuel Okello. The Bunyoro University Task Force Committee is seeking Shs179 billion in the 2026/27 National Budget to finance the construction of the institution. Professor Samuel Kyamanywa,
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Education Minister Janet Kataaha Museveni during the release of the 2025 UCE results. Only 130 out of 429,949 candidates who sat the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations failed all subjects, marking the lowest full failure rate ever recorded at the lower secondary level. The 130 learners obtained Grade
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Dan N Odongo, the Executive Director UNEB The release of the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results has ignited a nationwide debate over Uganda’s education system, with the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) facing sharp criticism from parents and teachers. At the centre of the controversy is the board’s decision
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Jennifer Kalule -Musamba, the UNEB Principal Public Relations Officer The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed that the missing PLE scripts of Integrated Science for learners of Bamure Primary School, Koboko District, have been recovered and examiners invited for marking and subsequent grading of the candidates. As part of
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