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Uganda set for showdown talks with Vitol as global oil disruptions bite

Uganda set for showdown talks with Vitol as global oil disruptions bite

The Bahrain-based subsidiary of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trading firm, has faced major disruptions after Iran restricted access through the Strait of Hormuz in response to joint US-Israel attacks about two months ago.KAMPALA: Senior executives of Vitol Bahrain E.C, Ugan

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BREAKING NEWS: Eight Feared Dead in Bus–Truck Crash on Lyantonde–Kampala Road

BREAKING NEWS: Eight Feared Dead in Bus–Truck Crash on Lyantonde–Kampala Road

At least eight people are feared dead following a tragic road accident along the Lyantonde–Kampala highway.The crash is reported to have occurred last night at Katovu Parish in Lyantonde District, located in Uganda’s Central Region.According to preliminary information, a bus bel

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The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans

The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans

Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil society have hailed Government on the proposed tax measures for 2026/2027, but say some are detrimental.According to

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SAD! UEDCL’s Engineer Asio Dies in Mbarara-Masaka Highway Accident

SAD! UEDCL’s Engineer Asio Dies in Mbarara-Masaka Highway Accident

R.I.P Engineer AsioNATIONALAn Engineer with Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited, (UEDCL) has lost her life in a fatal road accident that occurred on 3rd April, 2026 along Mbarara-Masaka Highway.The confirmation of the death of Engineer Stella Asio was relayed by U

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A forex trader went to withdraw money from Ecobank. The manager locked him in the toilet, alerted police

A forex trader went to withdraw money from Ecobank. The manager locked him in the toilet, alerted police

The Eco Bank branch at Oasis Mall where Gabriel Achuk was locked in the toiletGabriel Achuk, a South Sudanese businessman who claimed he was locked inside the toilet of Ecobank at the Oasis Mall branch, where he had gone to withdraw money, has lost the case against the bank because his aff

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BREAKING! 3 Kenya Petroleum Chain Managers Fired over Creation of Imaginary Fuel Shortages

BREAKING! 3 Kenya Petroleum Chain Managers Fired over Creation of Imaginary Fuel Shortages

The President of the Republic of Kenya has caused the arrest of three managers of primary duty bearers in charge of administering the Petrol Supply Chain for manipulating data on in-country stocks to create false impression of an impending fuel shortfall.According to a press release dated

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Do Something to Tame Nile Agro Investor Patel Before It Gets Too Late Bcoz He Has Become Too Powerful for Comfort! Ex-RDC Sakwa Pleads with Museveni

Do Something to Tame Nile Agro Investor Patel Before It Gets Too Late Bcoz He Has Become Too Powerful for Comfort! Ex-RDC Sakwa Pleads with Museveni

In a recent recorded YouTube interview, dedicated to explaining the perilous experience he endured for the years he served as Jinja RDC, Eric Sakwa made reference to Mr Patel the Director for Nile Agro Company, making it clear that he currently is one of the most powerful actors who made his work

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Family of Ugandan Killed in Ukraine War Struggles to Repatriate Body 2 Months Later

Family of Ugandan Killed in Ukraine War Struggles to Repatriate Body 2 Months Later

The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to repatriate his body two months after he was killed on the frontline in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, where he had been fighting alongside Russian armed forces.The family of the late Edison Kamwesigye, 46, is struggling to

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The Nina Interiors Story: Alice Karugaba’s Journey of Grit, Resilience and a Family Legacy Passed to the Next Generation

The Nina Interiors Story: Alice Karugaba’s Journey of Grit, Resilience and a Family Legacy Passed to the Next Generation

Mrs Alice Karugaba, the founder, Nina Interiors. She received the CEO of the Year Award in 2016.Nina Interiors founder, Alice Karugaba, did not set out to build a furniture empire. She was a mother trying to make ends meet, learning to bake, selling buns to colleagues, and slowly finding h

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Coca-Cola drags distributor to court, wins Shs 412 million

Coca-Cola drags distributor to court, wins Shs 412 million

Bukusu Constructors, the distributor of Coca-Cola products in Manafwa district, has been ordered to pay the beverage giant Shs 412 million for breach of contract.Their relationship started on September 30, 2023, when Coca-Cola appointed Bukusu Constructors as its official distributor in Ma

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