Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor Professor Eli Katunguka-Rwakishaya speaking to our reporter Police at Kyambogo University are investigating a racket involving some staff members and students that have been fraudulently changing grades for students with retakes and adding unqualified individuals to the graduation list. According to information obtained by our reporter,
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Nakivubo Settlement Primary School The existence of Nakivubo Settlement Primary School is under threat once again with political leaders in Kampala’s Central Division considering allocating the school to city vendors. The school, situated between St Balikuddembe market and Nakivubo Blue Primary School, has an enrollment of 430 learners. Available information
Read MoreWe Don’t Make Money Through Witchcraft, Museveni Tells Arts Teachers In Renewed Face Off
President Museveni arriving at Kololo President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has yet again poured cold water on primary and Arts teachers' renewed demand for salary enhancement to match their science counterparts. In July this year, the government increased the remuneration of science instructors by 300 per cent. As a result, Grade
Read MoreKetty Lamaro, permanent secretary Ministry of Education Candidates whose schools will have not registered them on the Education Management Information System (EMIS) will not receive their exams, the Ministry of Education and Sports has revealed. In July this year, the Education Ministry working with the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) rolled out a
Read MoreMPs Irked By Closure Of Primary Teachers Training Colleges As Gov’t Insists Decesion Can’t Be Rescinded
John Muyingo, State Minister for Higher Education Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has tasked the Committee of Education to probe the closure of Primary Teachers Training Colleges (PTCs) after several lawmakers warned that if the move is upheld by Government, it would impact on the quality of primary education in Uganda.
Read MoreTeacher educators from Kyambogo University have recommended the adoption of the Law Development Centre (LDC) model to guarantee the quality of teacher training and education in Uganda. The education dons at the university with the richest teacher training history dating back to 1948, made the proposal in their submissions to the
Read MoreSome of the P.7 Candidates of St.Christine Primary school who missed writing the mathematics paper.UNEB is to set another mathematics paper for the candidates. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is to set another mathematics paper for Primary seven candidates of St.Christine Primary school in Kakumiro. Twenty-seven candidates
Read MoreThe Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni The Ministry of Education has released the 2023 academic calendar. The calendar released on Wednesday is for Secondary, Technical, and Farm schools, Pre-Primary, Primary Schools, and Community Polytechnics. The Ministry’s Director of Basic Education, Hajji Ismael Mulindwa, says the school term
Read MoreFilbert Baguma, the UNATU national Secretary General The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has recommended an extension of the primary school cycle by one year and cutting the time spent in the lower secondary from four to three years. This is part of UNATU's memorandum to the Education Policy Review Commission, which
Read MoreEmbattled Dr. Nafiu Lukman Abiodun Dr. Nafiu Lukman Abiodun, the Head Department of Economics and Statistics in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences at Kabale University has been sacked after being found guilty of sexual harassment. Abiodun, a Nigerian national is also the director of research at the university.
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