Only 13.6 million people in Uganda own a mobile phone The 2024 National Population & Housing Census has revealed that 43 percent of individuals aged 10 years and above (13.6 million persons) in Uganda owned a mobile phone as of May this year (when the census was conducted). The report adds that 56.7% of
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Huawei is participating in the GITEX GLOBAL 2024 From October 14 to 18, with the theme Accelerate Industrial Digitalization and Intelligence, Huawei, as a Diamond Sponsor, is participating in the GITEX GLOBAL 2024, one of the world's largest tech exhibitions. During the first day of the exhibition, Huawei hosted the Industrial
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Total's oil drilling rig at work Oil and gas exploration and production giant, TotalEnergies Uganda is currently executing two huge oil projects, Tilenga and EACOP. The Tilenga project is being constructed in the North Albertine region of Western Uganda. This area is one of Africa’s most important areas for biodiversity.
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The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero (pictured) has revealed that Dei Bio Pharma company, is set to start exporting drugs outside Uganda at the end of this year after receiving approvals from National Drug Authority. Government has so far injected over Shs723Bn taxpayers money into the
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The global oil and gas market is evolving, driven by climate and other considerations. However, Africa’s hydrocarbon sector remains crucial to several countries, some of whom are only just becoming players. For some, it is a major contributor to gross domestic product as well as government revenues, supporting key sectors
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Tumubweine speaking about regulation of innovation The Executive Director, National Payments at the Bank of Uganda has called on regulators to go slow in their regulatory mandate especially on technology, to enable space for progress. Twinemanzi said strict regulation of any sector slows down progress and can end up being
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An over view of NSSF's housing units in Lubowa Uganda requires an investment of at least 1,000 trillion Shillings to address a national housing deficit currently estimated at 1.8 million units, according to the National Housing and Construction Company (NHCC). Established by an Act of Parliament (Cap 321) in 1964,
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Officials from PostBank and MTN Mobile Money in a group photo at the launch of XtraCash PostBank Uganda (PBU) in partnership with MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo) have launched Xtracash, a digital Micro Lending solution that is positioned to extend short term facilities to MTN mobile money subscribers. This
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Staff of Uganda Baati pose for a photo at the launch of the Iganga showroom Uganda Baati has opened its new showroom in Iganga, Eastern Uganda. This is in a bid to bring quality building solutions to the region rather known to be route for infiltration of substandard products and
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MPs on Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have blamed the top Management at Makerere University for the delays to review the University courses after an audit review of the database of University courses revealed that 198 “expired courses” were being taught to students. The Auditor General noted that the University had 347
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