74 financial institutions now access NIRA database, says BoU
Bank of Uganda (BoU) has indicated that at least 74 supervised financial institutions now have access to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) dat...
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Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence
According to the National Library of Medicine, research, biomedical informatics and the world's largest biomedical online library, the Covid-19 imposed restrictions led t...
High yielding jackfruit give hope to farmers
Jackfruit, whose scientific name is Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam, has potential to reduce food and nutrition insecurity for both rural and urban communities in various pa...
Who will rescue Bukedi from the jaws of poverty?
The 2024 census puts Bukedi Sub-region’s population at 2,376,744, with women (1,206,825) outnumbering men (1,169,919). Tororo (609,117), Busia (412,018), Pallisa (...
IGG recovers Shs2.3b in confiscated assets of thieving public officials
The Inspectorate of Government was able to recover Shs2.3b in confiscated assets of thieving public officials in the first half of the year, compared to the Shs15.7b mark...
78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu
 At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said...
4 policemen receive Shs5m bribe to free defilement suspect
Four police officers attached to Lolwe Police Station in Bukhooli Islands, Namayingo District are being investigated after a pastor who was being held on allegations of a...
PROFILE: Tribute to Onapito Ekomolot: Ugandan Journalist, Politician & Former NBL Legal Chief
Renowned Ugandan journalist, politician, and corporate executive Onapito Ekomolot, affectionately known as Ona, left an indelible mark on his country’s media, poli...
Thank you Museveni for sacking the incompetent. Now, please, continue
President Yoweri Museveni’s decision to dismiss Dorothy Kisaka, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, her deputy David Luyimbazi, and the D...
MPs slam CDF Muhoozi on the floor
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba's conduct on social media became a subject of debate on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday as opposition MPs ca...