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Bitcoin firm Twenty One Capital drops 20% on first day of trading

Bitcoin firm Twenty One Capital drops 20% on first day of trading

Twenty One Capital came to market with over $4 billion in Bitcoin, but its lack of publicly shared business plans appears to have led some investors to the exit.Shares in Twenty One Capital (XXI), the newest crypto treasury company in the US, slid 20% on its trading debut after merging wit

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Court Dismisses Challenge to Minister Mayanja’s Naguru Prime Land Directives

Court Dismisses Challenge to Minister Mayanja’s Naguru Prime Land Directives

KAMPALA: The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a bid by Misbahu Din Muslim Community Limited and Hanifa Nabuuma to overturn directives issued by the State Minister for Lands Sam Mayanja regarding two prime plots in Naguru, ruling that the challenge was filed prematurely and was not amenable to

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My husband slept with our daughpjter and I’m yet to heal’

My husband slept with our daughpjter and I’m yet to heal’

When Nakagwa speaks about the darkest chapter of her life, her voice trembles, but her resolve remains firm.“I still cannot believe a father could do that to his own child,” she says quietly, wiping tears as she recalls the years her daughter was sexually abused by the person meant to

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Poor legacy assets drag down PIC unlisted investment impairments

Poor legacy assets drag down PIC unlisted investment impairments

Public Investment Corporation chair says investments ‘not entirely prudent’PIC chair David Masondo. Picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA/BUSINESS DAYThe high level of impairments in the Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC) unlisted investment portfolio was overwhelmingly due to legacy inv

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Dr Ggoobi Visits NARO Anti-Tick Vaccine Facility Ahead of Commercial Production

Dr Ggoobi Visits NARO Anti-Tick Vaccine Facility Ahead of Commercial Production

The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Dr Ramathan Ggoobi, has visited the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Anti-Tick Vaccine facility at Nakyesasa to assess readiness and requirements ahead of its upcoming commercial production.Dr Ggoobi was guided

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President Museveni Pledges Key Road Upgrade, Defends NRM Legacy at Lango Mobilisation Rally

President Museveni Pledges Key Road Upgrade, Defends NRM Legacy at Lango Mobilisation Rally

President Museveni, Denish Hamson Obua, Speaker Anita Annet Among and senior presidential advisor Sam Engola at Lango collegeLira, Uganda |7th December 2025 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to consider upgrading the crucial 42.4km Dokolo–Bata–Abako–Aloi road to tarma

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URA Arrests Two over US$24,000 Super Match Cigarette Export Scam

URA Arrests Two over US$24,000 Super Match Cigarette Export Scam

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has arrested Frank Mugisha and Muhumuza George suspected of running a fraudulent “export” scheme involving Super match cigarettes. They are charged with obtaining money by false pretense and, manipulation of customs documentation and export entries to defrau

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MTN MoMo, Letshego and dfcu Bank Launch Innovative Loans to Boost Agent Liquidity

MTN MoMo, Letshego and dfcu Bank Launch Innovative Loans to Boost Agent Liquidity

MTN Mobile Money Limited, in collaboration with Letshego Uganda and dfcu Bank, has unveiled two innovative loan products aimed at providing mobile money agents with instant working capital.The dfcu Bank Weekend Agent Loan and the Letshego Agent Float Loan expand the MoMo Agent Loans Market

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Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence

Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister

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Uganda–Qatar Embassy Hosts Successful Diaspora Convention in Doha

Uganda–Qatar Embassy Hosts Successful Diaspora Convention in Doha

The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Doha successfully hosted the 2025 Uganda–Qatar Diaspora Convention on November 28, drawing hundreds of Ugandan migrant workers, diaspora leaders, government officials, and private-sector partners for a full day of engagement and empowerment.The Co

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