Education
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Skilling the youth: State House to extend presidential hubs in all districts
LIRA – State House will in the near future extend zonal presidential industrial hubs to each district in the country so that disadvantaged youth can get vocational skills training. Speaking at the…
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School facilities worth over Shs 1bln commissioned in Adjumani
ADJUMANI -Plan International in partnership with Adjumani district local government on December 9, 2022, commissioned school facilities such as classrooms and dormitories, among others worth about Shs 1.3 billion under the Girls’…
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Kabalega Secondary School to embark on agri-business
MASINDI– Administrators at Kabalega Secondary School in Masindi Municipality have decided to invest in agri-business as one way of helping the school boost its income streams. Speaking during the twin inauguration of…
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Gov’t to increase scholarships for students with disabilities
KOLE - As part of affirmative action, government is committed to increasing the number of scholarships for students with disabilities so that they join higher institutions of learning such as universities. The…
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Construction of Asamuk Seed Secondary School kicks off
AMURIA-Amuria district has officially handed over the site for the construction of Asamuk Seed Secondary School in Asamuk Subcounty. State Minister for Works Musa Echweru, Lillian Eyai, the Amuria resident district commissioner,…
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Construction of classroom blocks begins in four Kumi schools
KUMI-Authorities in Kumi district have launched the construction of classroom blocks in four government-aided primary schools that are overwhelmed by a high number of pupils. The primary schools to benefit include Oseera,…
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Govt launches construction of Shs 3.8bln seed school in Lira City
LIRA-Government has launched the construction of Railway Seed Secondary School in Lira City East Division, Lira City to champion its mission to provide secondary education in all administrative units and offer affordable…
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Gov’t extends Shs 235bln Atiak-Laropi road contract
ADJUMANI. The construction of the 66-kilometres Atiak-Laropi road will now be completed by September 30, 2023, after the contractor was given more 18 months to complete the project. Construction company, STRABAG has been…
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Alumni unveil Shs 700mln plan to revamp Aduku SS
KWANIA-The former students of Aduku SS under the umbrella of Aduku Secondary School Old Students Association [ASSOSA] have launched a fundraising drive to rehabilitate the dilapidated school structures. Dubbed “Cement Collection Drives…
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Pupils, teachers share one latrine in Namisindwa as classrooms remain inadequate
NAMISINDWA-Namisindwa district has a shortage of latrines in most government-aided schools, running under Universal Primary Education [UPE] programme, our investigation reveals. At Butsebangwe Primary School in Namabya Sub-county, 500 pupils, including seven…
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