Anne Juuko, a seasoned banking executive and former CEO of Stanbic Bank Uganda, has stepped down from her role as Standard Bank Group’s Regional Head of East Africa for Global Markets.Juuko resigned this month, bringing to a close her 18-month tenure in the regional position. She had bee
Former Post Bank Uganda managing director Stephen Mukweli (L) is finally a free manFormer Post Bank Uganda managing director Stephen Mukweli is finally a free man after the Anti-Corruption Court tore apart the state’s entire case and acquitted him of all criminal charges.Mukweli h
President Museveni has appointed a new leadership of the General Court Martial, clearing the final administrative hurdle for the long-awaited prosecution of former military intelligence chief Major General James Birungi, who has been detained since August on charges that include treason, terroris
Tesla boss Elon Musk has said H-1B visas were being "gamed" by "some outsourcing companies", but the solution was stopping the abuse and not dismantling the system.Roughly 70% of these visas - that allow US companies to hire skilled foreign workers - are used by Indi
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
The Federation of All Uganda Migrant Workers (FAUMA) has asked the government to immediately establish dedicated legal teams at Uganda’s embassies in major labour-receiving countries to help migrant workers access justice and protection.FAUMA President Kenneth Oloka told the Nile Post th
Liverpool have lost six of their last seven Premier League games and were beaten 4-1 by PSV in the Champions League.Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool spoke out after defeat to PSV. Ryan Gravenberch has confessed that he and the rest of the Liverpool dressing room are "furious" following
The Uganda Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurs’ League and Confederation (UCCEC) has dragged the Governments of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) over what it describes as persistent violations of Uganda’s right of access to the Indian Ocean.The P
Buganda Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, has called on security agencies to exercise restraint and uphold professionalism during the ongoing campaign season, warning that violent crowd-control tactics only deepen national wounds.“Once again, I urge the police and all sec
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested.Shortly after gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, government sources told the BBC that Embaló had been detained.The officers
