Ashaba (left) addressing reporters during the 90 Days of Oil and Gas Media Campaign news conference held in Kampala on Aug.16. Next to him is Abdul Kibuuka (CEO at TrueNorth Consult) and Asiimwe, UCMP CEO. The Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) has revealed that the third edition of
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Shell Bukoto selling Petrol at 5,450 and Diesel at 5,200 shillings a litre on Monday Fuel Prices at pump stations around Kampala hit the highest levels since November 2022 on Monday, as the local industry blamed the development on global factors. Prices have been rising since early August, reversing the
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TerraPay, Stanbic Uganda officials unveiling the partnership TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company, is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership in Uganda, with Stanbic Bank, the country’s leading commercial lender by Assets, Customer deposits and Income, as of December 31, 2022. The partnership will revolutionize cross-border payments, providing
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Private hospitals are grappling with millions of unpaid debt by patients The Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF), an umbrella body for private healthcare providers has expressed the need for an efficient strategy that enables clients pay their due medical bills without unnecessary strain with service providers. Speaking to our reporter in
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Parliament has asked the Government to present efforts to combat the rising prices of fuel that have rocked the country in the past week. Speaker, Anita Among, said whereas inflation had been contained, there are worrying signs with the escalation of fuel prices, which she said has the effect of
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The two two self-propelled barges will be an addition to MT Kabaka Mutebi-II barge operating on Lake Victoria/ Courtesy photo The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is to provide over 353 billion shillings ($95.25 million) for the transportation of fuel to Uganda through Lake Victoria. According to a statement from Africa Investment
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The Chinese medical team from the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru, attending to members of the local community CNOOC Uganda Limited has once again announced its commitment to the well-being of the local community by organizing a Free Medical Camp in the Kingfisher Project Area, situated in Buhuka Flats of Kikuube District.
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CNOOC Uganda Limited, in collaboration with Sunmaker Oil and Gas Training Institute and Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba has Friday graduated 160 Ugandans in welding techniques for the oil and gas activities in Uganda. The two (2) months training equipped trainees with proper techniques, theory and practical based knowledge using SMAW
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L-R: Jonan Kisaakye, Council Member on UCMP Board, Jeff Baitwa, Trustee on the UCMP Board, Proscovia Nabbanja, CEO UNOC, Aggrey Ashaba, General Secretary UCMP, Abdul Kibuuka, Council Member on UCMP Board and Humphrey Asiimwe, UCMP CEO addressing the news conference at Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday. Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) is
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An image of the cigarette being marketed online in Uganda The Ministry of Health has raised concern over a new cigarette brand on the market which they say risks undoing efforts so far made towards reduction of smoking in the country. Dr Hafisa Lukwata, the Tobacco Control Focal Person in
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