Education
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Nile Breweries partners with NSSF, MTN MoMo to train over 300 retailers in financial literacy
GULU CITY, July 7, 2026 — Beer brewer Nile Breweries Limited [NBL] has trained more than 300 retailers, mainly bar owners and stockists, in Gulu City on financial literacy as part of…
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Presidential Skilling Initiative trainees unveil finished products in skills showcase
KAMPALA, July 6, 2026 — More than 5,000 students from the seventh cohort have completed six months of free vocational training under the Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl and Boy Child…
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Makerere University 2025-2030 Strategic Plan launched
KAMPALA, July 2, 2026 — The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, has launched Makerere University’s Strategic Plan 2025/26–2029/30 and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting higher education, research…
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Policy vs reality: Competency-Based Curriculum is meant to produce skilled learners, but many private schools lack labs and textbooks
KAMPALA, July 2, 2026 – In February 2020, the Ministry of Education and Sports [MoES], through the National Curriculum Development Centre [NCDC], introduced Uganda’s Competency-Based Curriculum [ CBC ], replacing the content-based…
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Lira students develop solar-powered poultry incubator to boost farmers’ incomes
LIRA CITY, June 26, 2026 — Students at Fountainhead Institute of Management and Technology [FIMAT] in Lira City have developed an innovative solar-powered poultry incubator aimed at helping farmers increase production and…
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UIBFS concludes Women in Leadership Programme, calls for bold and confident female leaders
KAMPALA, June 25, 2026 — The Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services [ UIBFS ] has concluded its 2026 Women in Leadership Programme, a five-day intensive training initiative aimed at strengthening…
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Graduate volunteers oriented in Kampala under major empowerment programme
KAMPALA, June 25, 2026 — More than 120 graduate volunteers and apprentices attended an orientation workshop organised by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD] following their deployment to various…
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ICIEC provides US$65mln insurance backing for Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium
KAMPALA, June 22, 2026 — The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit [ICIEC], a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB], has provided insurance…
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NAP: Gender Ministry readies graduate volunteers for orientation in Kampala
KAMPALA, June 19, 2026 — About 100 graduate volunteers selected under the National Apprenticeship Programme [NAP], run by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD], are set to undergo orientation…
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Two schools established in Zombo to expand access to secondary education
ZOMBO, June 9, 2026 — The Government of Uganda, with support from the World Bank, has completed the construction of Kango and Amei Seed Secondary Schools in Zombo district under the Uganda…
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