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Amuru district in talks with government over free customary land titles
AMURU– Amuru district local government is in talks with the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development to provide free customary land titles for four administrative units in the district. The administrative units…
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Gulu district secures Shs1.2bln for construction of a modern operating theater
GULU – Gulu district local government has secured Shs1.2 billion for the construction of a modern operating theater and a medical laboratory at Awach Health Facility. Gulu district Vice Chairperson, Vicky Atim…
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Lira University in need of Shs 5bln for research and innovation activities
LIRA- Lira University has asked the government to avail the institution with Sh5 billion to fund its stalled research and innovation activities. The Deputy Vice-chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs, Prof. Okaka…
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Amuru offers 500 acres of land for industrial park
AMURU – Amuru district local government has offered a total of 500 acres of land for the establishment of an industrial park. The land, located in Lakang Sub-county was identified by the…
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NAADs introduces cashew nuts growing in Lango sub region
LIRA – The National Agricultural Advisory Service [NAADs] has introduced the growing of cashew nuts in the Lango sub region. A total of 8,000 seedlings of the highly hard drought resistant tree…
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Pader district farmers get ox-ploughs to boost production
PADER – Hundreds of farmers from various sub counties in Pader district have received ox-ploughs to boost their farming. The 180 ox-ploughs were distributed by Country Side Harvester, a farmer-led organisation to…
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Kaguta bridge constructed in Lira
LIRA – The government has commissioned Kaguta Bridge in Agweng sub-county, Lira district to connect two districts of the Lango sub region. The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Aceng commissioned the bridge…
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Atiak Technical Student Association wait for government’s response 20 years later
GULU – Government is yet to respond to the request for support by the Atiak Technical Students Survivors Association in 2000. The students survived an attack by the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA]…
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Gulu University seeks Shs 27b to set up juice producing factory
GULU – Gulu University is seeking at least Shs27 billion to set up a complete, independent juice processing factory. Last year, the University launched the “Gulu University Muyeme Juice” pilot project which majorly…
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Elegu Market: Land owners demand relocation of vendors
ELEGU– The owners of pieces of land on which hundreds of vendors at the Elegu border market have been operating are demanding that the vendors should go off their land to pave…
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