Finance & Banking
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Government invests Shs60.7b to uplift education standards in Lango sub-region
LANGO – The government of Uganda has invested Shs 60.7b for infrastructural development in higher institutions of learning and establishment of secondary schools in the Lango sub-region. The First Lady and Minister…
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8 Alebtong schools request for government intervention
ALEBTONG – Eight primary schools in Alebtong district are calling for urgent intervention from Ministry of Education and Sports after their roofs were blown off by heavy wind during the Covid-19 lockdown.…
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Boda-boda associations suspend revenue collection in Gulu City
GULU – Different associations of boda-boda operators in Gulu City have disagreed with City Authorities on revenue collection and demanded that the Council suspends their new revenue collection directive. In a bid…
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COVID 19 impact: Landlord evicts school over unpaid rent arrears
HOIMA -The impact of Covid-19 has started to bite in Hoima as Bright Children Nursery and Primary School was evicted over rent areas accumulated over the lockdown. Bright Children Nursery School is…
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Gulu City authorities order for fresh allocation of lockup shops at Gulu main market
GULU – Gulu City authorities have ordered for fresh allocation of lockup shops, stalls and pitches at Gulu Main Market to vendors to restore sanity in the market. The Council resolution was…
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Clerics rally teachers to return to their profession and save the nation
ACHOLI – Religious leaders in Acholi sub-region under their umbrella group – Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) have called on teachers who abandoned their teaching profession for other income generating activities…
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Government earmarks Shs 23b for private teachers
UGANDA – Give Directly, a non-profit humanitarian agency together with government has earmarked Shs 23b to support both private primary and secondary school teachers in the country. The money according to the…
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Stanbic Bank Uganda continues with bold steps towards Uganda’s Socio-Economic Recovery
KAMPALA – Last Thursday the 9th of December 2021, Stanbic Bank organized a breakfast meeting themed “Working together to drive Uganda’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery”; to share planned initiatives that are aimed at…
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Gulu City Misses out on Special National Disability Grant
GULU – The Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Gulu City have demanded government inclusion for the national special disability grant. The national disability grant is from an Act of Parliament to support…
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Parliament approves Shs108bn for mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works project
KAMPALA – Parliament of Uganda has approved a total of Shs 108 billion in supplementary budget to fund the mechanization of Atiak Sugar Works. The company sits on 60,000-acre piece of land…
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