Uganda today has registered a milestone in the environment sphere as being the first African nation to sign the nationally determined contribution towards addressing climate change impacts as a way to fulfill the 2015 Paris agreement. The nationally determined contribution plans is part of the national strategies the country will implement to see that it combats […]
The Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU), a company committed to promoting greater access to financial services and reducing financial exclusion in Uganda has called farmers to start insuring their agribusiness using micro insurance. Micro insurance is a mechanism designed to protect low income earners against risk like accident, illness, death in the family, natural disasters among […]
A report by economic researchers from the New York University indicating that President Yoweri Museveni is one of the best leaders in the world has attracted mixed reactions from members of parliament. According to a report released by New York University Economics Professor, William Easterly and World Bank Economist Steven Pennings, President Museveni is among […]
Legal aid service providers Network (LASPNET) together with the Greater North Parliamentary Forum have re-launched a campaign to move a private members bill in Parliament to have legal aid and administration of justice bills enacted into law. Addressing key stakeholders at meeting to devise collective strategies for the passing of these bills, the executive director […]
Financial Institutions have been encouraged to develop innovative ways of delivering financial services to more Ugandans. The call has been made by the deputy Governor Bank of Uganda Louis Kasekende while launching the Finscope 2018 Financial inclusion Survey at Kampala Serena Hotel. The survey showed that 22% of the country’s adult population is still financially excluded with […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has defended the method of lining up in choosing LC1 leader saying that it cannot block the rights of voters. This is after the 16 ambassadors that met the speaker of parliament this afternoon showed their concern on the decision to elect LC1 leaders through lining up saying […]
The district female speakers have petitioned to the speaker calling for the government to approve their sitting allowance of 600,000 shillings. The 16 female district speakers while meeting the speaker Rebecca Kadaga said that the former local government minister Adolf Mwesige approved this amount to be paid to each district speaker but when the new minister […]
Telecommunication Company MTN Uganda has today signed a deal with pay TV giants StarTimes Uganda that will ensure that the firm offer special MTN TV bundles for viewers to watch TV content for as low as 2,000 Uganda shillings for two hours per day using the StarTimes app. According to MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer […]
Croatia are the team that France want to avoid at all costs in the Round of 16 at the World Cup in Russia, although that means playing instead against Lionel Messi‘s Argentina. The Balkans lead Group D after having won the first two games, but they can lose first place if Nigeria beat Argentina by a […]
Tormented singer Jackie Chandiru could be on your screen yet again after a very long time. Good News have hit the website that the former Blu 3 singer was discharged from rehab where she has been battling drug addiction. Chandiru for the first time in a long time is spending quality time with family. According […]