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Prominent Nebbi grapes farmer suffers loss due to prolonged dry spell
NEBBI-Oswald Onencan Mugumba a grapes farmer in Mbaro East village in Nyaravur-Angal town council, Nebbi district was expecting to reap big from his grapes orchard, but due to prolonged dry spells, actual…
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Lira University to introduce Masters in education
LIRA– Lira University is to introduce Masters in educational management as well as Post-Graduate Diploma and Post-Graduate Certificate in education. According to the university’s officials, the programmes will soon be availed so…
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Malaria cases soar in Bukedi as residents misuse mosquito nets
PALLISA – Despite several interventions by government and other stakeholders to combat malaria in Bukedi Sub-region through the distribution of mosquito nets, the number of people reporting at medical facilities with the…
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Busitema University, Chinese gold company sign deal to improve skills
TORORO-Busitema University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wagagai Mining [U] Limited in a bid to improve the quality of the university’s students doing engineering-related courses. The collaboration between the academic…
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Soroti University finally gets first Chancellor after seven years of waiting
SOROTI-Uganda’s Cardiovascular Surgeon, Prof. Francis Gervase Omaswa is Soroti University’s first Chancellor. He was installed by Vice President Jessica Alupo Epel on behalf of President Museveni. Soroti University, by Statutory Instrument No.…
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Ugandan Okori appointed new RUFORUM Executive Secretary
Professor Theresia Nkuo-Akenji, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture [RUFORUM] Board Chair and Vice Chancellor University of Bamenda in Cameroon, has announced the appointment of Dr. Patrick Okori as…
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Absa Africa Financial Markets Index Launch 2022 set for October
LONDON- The launch of Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2022 is slated for October 13, 2022, according to the Official Monetary Financial Institution Forum [OMFIF], the producers of the index. Since its…
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NDA closes health clinics as drugs worth Shs 150mln are impounded
KAMPALA– The National Drug Authority [NDA] on Friday closed 21 health clinics, 22 drug shops and impounded 144 boxes of drugs worth Shs 150 million in Rubaga, Kampala. Abiaz Rwamwiri, NDA’s Public…
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Malaria kills over 130 in Acholi as drugs run out
GULU– Malaria has reportedly killed 136 people in Acholi Sub-region due to the lack of drugs in the government health centres. According to medical workers, there has also been an increasing number…
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Gov’t moves to improve staff accommodation at Busolwe hospital
BUTALEJA – To improve the delivery of health services at Busolwe General Hospital, the government has started constructing and renovating 74 housing units for the hospital’s workers. Busolwe Hospital, found in Butaleja…
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