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Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

L-R: Equity Bank Uganda Executive Director, Claver Serumaga, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi and Equity Bank Uganda Managing Director, Gift Shoko, during the Quarter One 2025 Investor Briefing event.The lender

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335 Nationals, Refugees Youth Gain Skills for Self-Reliance in Adjumani

335 Nationals, Refugees Youth Gain Skills for Self-Reliance in Adjumani

Adjumani District is witnessing a transformative wave as vocational training programs equip 335 nationals and refugee youth with practical skills, fostering self-reliance and economic empowerment.The beneficiaries have completed a three-month training in various vocational disciplines incl

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VP Alupo declares 2026 bid for Katakwi District Woman MP Seat

VP Alupo declares 2026 bid for Katakwi District Woman MP Seat

The Vice President of Uganda, Retired Major Jessica Rose Alupo Epel, has officially picked up nomination forms to contest for the Woman MP seat of Katakwi District during the forthcoming NRM Party Primaries.The short ceremony took place at the NRM Electoral Commission office along Kyadondo

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Todwong Welcomes NUP's Alionzi to NRM

Todwong Welcomes NUP's Alionzi to NRM

The NRM Secretary General, Richard Todwong has received former Makerere University guild president, Lawrence Alionzi, commonly known as Dangote to the ruling NRM party.Alionzi on Monday formally joined NRM and also picked nomination forms from the party electoral commission to stand f

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Govt Launches Million LEGS Project to Transform Rural Livelihoods

Govt Launches Million LEGS Project to Transform Rural Livelihoods

The Government of Uganda, with support from international partners, has unveiled $50.4 million(Shs 191.5 billion) initiative aimed at improving rural livelihoods and accelerating economic transformation across 17 districts under the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) Project.Implemented

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Govt, Islamic Development Bank Invest Shs180bn to Boost Rural Livelihoods

Govt, Islamic Development Bank Invest Shs180bn to Boost Rural Livelihoods

The government, with support from international financiers, is pressing ahead with a $50.4 million (about Shs182 billion) initiative aimed at transforming rural economies through water access, market infrastructure, and affordable microfinance.Known as the Local Economic Growth Support (LE

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We Have Known Norbert Mao for Being Broke But Now he Has Money. From Where? Barigayonwe Wonders

We Have Known Norbert Mao for Being Broke But Now he Has Money. From Where? Barigayonwe Wonders

Political analyst and academic Prof. Rogers Barigayonwe has raised eyebrows after publicly questioning the sudden financial transformation of Justice Minister Nobert Mao.In a 

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Housing Finance Bank Scoops Awards for Backing Farmers and Small Businesses

Housing Finance Bank Scoops Awards for Backing Farmers and Small Businesses

Housing Finance Bank has won two national awards for its outstanding efforts in boosting agricultural productivity and supporting Uganda’s small businesses to recover from recent economic shocks.The accolades — the Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF) Award and the Small

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Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah Elected New President of AfDB

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah Elected New President of AfDB

Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina, whose decade-long tenure ends this September.The announcement was made following a high-stakes vote by the AfDB’s Board of Governors

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New Public Investment Policy to Drive Economic Transformation

New Public Investment Policy to Drive Economic Transformation

The Ministry of Finance and aeocnokic Planning has launched the National Public Investment Management (NPIM) Policy, a strategic framework designed to ensure better planning, accountability, and efficiency in the use of government resources.The launch comes at a critical juncture as the co

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