NIRA begins issuing upgraded national IDs
Uganda's new National IDs incorporate cutting-edge features including QR codes and 2D barcodes to strengthen verification processes and protect your identity.KAMPALA, Uga...
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100,000 Ugandans Can Now Pick Up Their New National IDs — NIRA Confirms
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has announced the rollout of upgraded national identity cards for Ugandans who applied for renewals, with ov...
Bodaboda leadership decry insecurity, Call for Government Support
Leaders of the United Bodaboda Riders Cooperative Union have raised alarm over increasing security threats within the motorcycle transport sector, cautioning riders to be...
How Mobile Phones Changed The Way People Relax
If you looked at the way we relaxed ten years ago, you’d see that our habits have very much changed as of late. Not too long ago, relaxing after a long day in Ugan...
MTN Pays shs42.5bn in Statutory Levy to UCC
MTN Uganda has paid Shs 42.5 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission’s (UCC) Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) as its statutory levy.The amount rep...
Refugee Women in West Nile Camps Equipped With Financial Literacy Skills
Stanbic Bank Uganda has through its Stanbic for Her initiative, has partnered with UN Women to launch a transformative programme in the West Nile region, targeting both r...
Now We Have AI, We Can Get Rid Of Insecure QR Codes For Good
A quarter of US merchants are adding or planning to offer QR payments in the next three years with slightly higher proportion of UK merchants following the same trend. Bu...
Governance professionals urged to embrace AI in corporate structures
Company directors and secretaries have been called upon to rethink governance in an AI-driven world and explore ways to foster more objective, transparent, and effective...
Airtel Money launches global virtual card
Airtel Money and Mastercard have unveiled a new virtual card that enables customers in Uganda to shop using their mobile money account at more than 100 million merchants...
Woman arrested at Entebbe Airport after disguising herself as pregnant to smuggle 76 smartphones in her ‘baby bump’
A Ugandan woman was arrested at Entebbe International Airport after attempting to smuggle 76 smartphones.The woman, who has not been publicly identified, arrived at the a...