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PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

Speaking at the official release of the 2025 PLE results, UNEB Board Chair Celestine Obua said the board was determined to reintroduce proposals first tabled in 2021 to reform how PLE results are graded and reported.The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has renewed plans to abolish

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PLE Results: Kisoro, Kampala lead districts with most withheld exams

PLE Results: Kisoro, Kampala lead districts with most withheld exams

UNEB Executive Director Dan Odongo disclosed that in some centres, scouts and invigilators were either bribed or threatened with physical harm by school directors and headteachers to allow teachers to directly assist candidates inside examination rooms.The Uganda National Examinations Boar

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Finance Secures UGX 2.75 Trillion Financing Deals for Power, Water, and Roads

Finance Secures UGX 2.75 Trillion Financing Deals for Power, Water, and Roads

The Government of Uganda has signed financing agreements worth UGX 2.747 trillion to fund three major infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening power transmission, expanding water and sanitation services, and upgrading a key road corridor. The projects will be financed through externa

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Story behind Bobi Wine’s Kanyanya video location

Story behind Bobi Wine’s Kanyanya video location

It is now established that the building is the abandoned IK Musaazi International Medical Research Centre, a project whose construction stalled over 20 years agoFresh information has emerged about the location where opposition leader Bobi Wine recorded one of his most talked-about videos s

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Tugume Says Coffee City Will Turn Uganda into a Global Coffee Destination

Tugume Says Coffee City Will Turn Uganda into a Global Coffee Destination

Inspire Africa Group CEO Nelson Tugume says Uganda is positioning itself to become a global coffee destination through the development of the Smart Coffee City, building on the progress already made at the Africa Coffee Park in Ntungamo District.Speaking on NBS Morning Breeze, Tugume said

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EC orders for Opening of Sealed Black Boxes in Kawempe Mayoral Race Vote Recount

EC orders for Opening of Sealed Black Boxes in Kawempe Mayoral Race Vote Recount

Kampala District Returning Officer, Jennifer Kyobutungi has ordered the opening of sealed black boxes containing election materials from Kawempe Division after failing to declare a winner in the division’s mayoral race, following competing victory claims by the leading candidates.The dec

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Parliament Approves Budget Framework Paper as MPs Return to Complete Appropriation

Parliament Approves Budget Framework Paper as MPs Return to Complete Appropriation

Parliament Approves Budget Framework Paper as MPs Return to Complete AppropriationParliament on Thursday approved the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for FY 2026/27–2030/31, clearing the way for preparation of detailed budget estimates.The framework sets the fiscal andmonet

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Museveni orders appointment of Allan Kasujja as Uganda Media Centre ED

Museveni orders appointment of Allan Kasujja as Uganda Media Centre ED

President Yoweri Museveni has directed the immediate appointment of Allan Kasujja as Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, a move aimed at addressing management concerns at the government communication agency.In a letter dated December 27, 2025, addressed to the Chief of Defence F

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Museveni remains key to peace in Uganda and the region

Museveni remains key to peace in Uganda and the region

President Yoweri Museveni’s attempts to bring stability and lasting peace back to Uganda are a clear example of his legacy. After the country gained independence in 1962 and struggled to get going for the next two decades, he stepped in and played a key role in putting an end to the bloody wars

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Sarah Bireete granted Shs.1m cash Bail

Sarah Bireete granted Shs.1m cash Bail

Human rights lawyer and civic activist Dr. Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has been granted bail, weeks after her arrest and remand to Luzira Prison in a case that sparked widespread public debate and concern among civil society groups.

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