Organisations
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Pitching for inaugural Coop360˚ Innovation Award set to roll as TUI receives applications
KAMPALA, January 29, 2024 – The inaugural Coop360˚ Innovation Award attracted 38 applicants, even though only 25 applicants [cooperatives] made it to the regional pitch events expected to kick off from February…
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Improving livelihoods: 12 groups in Kiryandongo receive Shs 50mln from OPM
KIRYANDONGO, January 29, 2024 – Kiryandongo district leaders have launched the disbursement of a total of Shs 50 million to 12 beneficiary groups. The groups from 12 sub-counties in the district were…
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NARO appoints new head of livestock research at NaLRRI
LIRA, January 29, 2024 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has appointed Prof. Samuel Majalija of Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources and Biosecurity as the head of…
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Debts, lack of working capital, force BKCU to sell more land
MBARARA, January 26, 2024 – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] is to sell its 44 acres of land located in Rwencwera 1 Village, Kashare Sub-county in Mbarara district to pay debts, as…
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Oil seed farmers in Kwania clustered to boost production
KWANIA, January 25, 2024 – Over 1000 oil seed farmers in Kwania North Constituency in Kwania district have been enrolled into one cluster in a bid to boost oil seed production. The…
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ICA-Africa to hold midterm review of 13th Africa Ministerial Conference in Lesotho
KAMPALA, January 24, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance- Africa [ICA-Africa] in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Business Development of Lesotho is organising the Midterm Review of the 13th…
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BoU, DPF to start paying EFC Uganda depositors next week
KAMPALA, January 24, 2024 – Depositors of EFC Uganda are to be paid by the Bank of Uganda [BoU] and the Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda [DPF] after the lender had its…
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Civil society urges govt to clear domestic arrears
KAMPALA January 23, 2024 – The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group [ CSBAG ] wants government to enforce mechanisms aimed at controlling the increasing domestic arrears. The CSBAG officials expressed concern that…
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Nigerian lender to acquire 80 percent stake in Finance Trust Bank
KAMPALA, January 23, 2024 – Nigerian business group, Access Holdings has announced that its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank PLC (Access Bank) has entered into a definitive agreement with Uganda’s Finance Trust Bank…
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Lira University needs Shs 5bln for research and innovation
LIRA, January 22, 2024 – The Chancellor of Lira University, Justice Dr Joseph Benjamin Odoki has appealed to government to increase the institution’s research and innovation budget to at least Shs 5…
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