Education
-
UIA organises Uganda-DRC Investment Promotion Summit and Market Access Expo
KAMPALA– Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, through Uganda Investment Authority [UIA], is organizing the first ever Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]Investment Promotion Summit and Market Access Expo slated for…
Read More » -
Refugees demand for inclusion in govt programmes
LAMWO– Refugees settled in the three settlement centres in Lamwo district want to benefit from government programmes such as; Uganda Women Entrepreneurship program, (UWEP) and Youth Livelihood Fund, which are geared toward…
Read More » -
Shs 100mln support boosts Lira University SACCO
LIRA– Lira University Staff Savings and Credit Cooperation Organisation [SACCO]is fast-growing after receiving financial support of Shs100 million from President Yoweri Museveni. According to Emma Okite, the Dean of Students, the university…
Read More » -
EAC needs to create 120mln jobs, think tank says
KAMPALA – The East African Community [EAC] needs to create at least 120 million jobs to take care of its growing young population, Makerere University’s Economic Policy Research Centre [EPRC] researchers have…
Read More » -
Donkey named most trafficked animal in the world
LONDON – The Donkey Sanctuary has today launched a new animated awareness film highlighting the plight of the world’s donkeys – and communities and individuals that rely on them – as they are declared the…
Read More » -
Kwania schools grapple with poor infrastructure
KWANIA– Some primary schools in Kwania district are facing the challenges of poor infrastructure whereby they have dilapidated structures, no classroom desks, and have inadequate teaching staff. According to education experts, the…
Read More » -
Govt turns UTC Lira into Centre of Excellence
LIRA– The government has upgraded Uganda Technical College Lira into a Centre of Excellence in offering road and bridge construction training. According to State Minister for Sports, Denis Obua, the government has…
Read More » -
Govt launches Shs 15bln road construction project in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE– To ease the movement of the people and their properties, the government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is to upgrade six roads in Kikuube in a project…
Read More » -
Lango College needs Shs 6.4bln for development
LIRA – Lango College, one of the traditional secondary schools in the country, has requested the government to help rehabilitate the dilapidated structures in the institution and build staff accommodation among others.…
Read More » -
Science teachers strike as new term opens
KAMPALA – As the new term opened on Monday, Science teachers in all government-aided secondary schools across the country participated in a nationwide industrial action as the they protest the failure of…
Read More »