Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo releasing the first assessment results under the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB). The Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) has reported that learners acquiring skills through informal training are performing better than those in formal institutions. This finding comes from UVTAB’s first assessment
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Joseph Ategeka writing his UCE exams. Inside the examination room at Mpanga Secondary School in Fort Portal City, the atmosphere is tense as Senior Four students scribble their answers in the ongoing Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations. Among the 570 candidates is 18-year-old Joseph Ategeka, whose quiet determination tells
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The cancer screening equipment donated to Uganda Cancer Institute The Government of the Republic of South Korea, through the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH)–Uganda, has donated cervical cancer screening machines worth UGX 2.3 billion to the Uganda Cancer Institute. The donation, made under the CANCAP Project, is aimed at
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dfcu Bank CEO, Charles Mudiwa (C) is joined by Rotary officials to launch the first countrywide health outreach initiative dfcu Bank, in partnership with Rotary Uganda, has launched its first countrywide health outreach initiative aimed at promoting preventive healthcare and improving access to essential medical services for Ugandan communities. The
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The Central Processing Facility for the Tilenga Project operated by Total is taking shape TotalEnergies EP Uganda (TEPU), operator of the Tilenga Oil Production Project, and CNOOC Uganda Limited, operator of the Kingfisher Development Project, are intensifying efforts to deliver Uganda’s first oil before the end of 2026. As of
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Gloria Sebikari – Manager Corporate Affairs, Petroleum Authority of Uganda, addressing journalists Ugandan companies are already earning big from the ongoing oil and gas activities as the country gears up for the first oil expected before the end of 2026. Gloria Sebikari – Manager Corporate Affairs, Petroleum Authority of Uganda
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dfcu Bank’s Maryann Wanjiku Michuki (Centre) hands over a UGX 20 million cheque to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program in support of Bwera Primary School renovation. dfcu Bank has joined hands with the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University to support the renovation of Bwera Primary School in Kabale
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Makerere University main gate Makerere University has registered another round of resignations, with several academic staff opting to leave Uganda’s premier institution. The departures, according to staff who spoke to our reporter, reflect growing unrest among lecturers and senior faculty, signaling deeper concerns within the university. A document signed by
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Experts responding to a fire incident The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has today assessed the country’s capacity and readiness for Emergency Preparedness and Response to disasters such as fire incidents in the oil and gas sector through a large-scale emergency response drill at the Kabalega Industrial Park in Hoima
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The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Kabale, Major Godfrey Katamba, has called on the people of Kigezi sub-region to play an active role in the fight against drug pilferage from public health facilities, describing it as a civic duty that requires community vigilance alongside government action. Speaking during a monitoring
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