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Why Gulu University has not received Museveni’s Shs 3.7b for clinic trial of Covid-19 herbal medicine
GULU– The Shs 3.7 billion financial support promised by the government to Gulu University for the development of herbal medicine against Covid-19 remains unfulfilled, as researchers and national regulators of medicines fight over…
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Crops destroyed, goats killed as African Armyworm invades Hoima and Kikuube
HOIMA – Farmers in different sub-counties in Kikuube and Hoima districts are calling for help following an invasion of the African Armyworms that have destroyed gardens and grazing farmlands and killed over…
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Police urge Lira investors to sue business partners over loss of Shs9b
LIRA – After losing produce worth Shs 9 billion to Oyam district based company, Agri-exim, the police have advised the Asian investors in Lira City to pursue civil remedies to recover their…
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Co-op insurers beat their local markets for growth- ICMIF report
LONDON – Co-op insurers around the world have been bucking local trends for market growth over the last financial year, according to figures from the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF).…
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Lyantonde residents in fear as wild beasts maul livestock
LYANTONDE- Locals in Lyantonde district are living in fear following the continuously killing of their livestock by wild animals thought to have escaped from the nearby Lake Mburo National Park. According to…
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Masindi Emyooga SACCO leaders trained on financial literacy, mindset change
MASINDI – The Microfinance Support Centre [MSC], a government agency responsible for Emyooga programme has trained Masindi district Emyooga SACCO leaders on financial literacy and mindset change. The leaders were also trained…
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Kaberamaido youth abandon tractor over Shs 5m debt
KABERAMAIDO-Kaberamaido youth have abandoned a tractor in the hands of a mechanic after failing to clear a bill of about Shs 5.4 million. The tractor Reg. No. UAW 096V was donated to…
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FAO, dairy agency partner to boost Uganda’s dairy sector
KAMPALA – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Dairy Development Authority (DDA) alongside other key stakeholders have concluded a round of regional and national policy dialogues aimed at…
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Janet Museveni lauds Stanbic Bank for efforts to skill young Ugandans
KAMPALA- The First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Museveni has commended Stanbic Bank Uganda for supporting government’s efforts to skill young Ugandans through its annual National Schools Championship (NSC). Mrs. Museveni…
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Gov’t begins journey of redeveloping Kilembe mines
KASESE – The Government of Uganda through the ministries of Finance and Energy is to start the redevelopment of Kilembe Copper Mines located in the western district of Kasese that borders the…
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