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PM calls upon investors in oil and gas sector to expedite development in the sector

PM calls upon investors in oil and gas sector to expedite development in the sector

The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has called upon investors and other stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to continue working together closely to expedite the development of the oil and gas sector in the country. The Premier made the remarks at the joint meeting of the policy coordination committee and the oil and […]

Alcohol consumption causes cancer

  Over-consumption of alcohol linked is to cancer. Almost 10% of all cancers in men and 3% in women in Western Europe are caused by people drinking too much alcohol. The scientist in German analyzed  this data from France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Netherlands, Britain  and found 50,400 out of a total of 79,100 cases […]

Jomo Kenyatta Foundation offers secondary sch. Scholarships for Kenyans

Jomo Kenyatta Foundation Scholarships: The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) scholarship scheme is an educational fund set up by the Foundation to assist bright but needy secondary school students in the public secondary schools in Kenya. The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) scholarship programme has to date assisted more than 10,000 Kenyan students pursue secondary school education. […]

Luzira Prison appeals for support to improve in performance in exams

The Uganda Prisons has registered an improvement in the performance of prisoners in the just released Primary Leaving Examinations results. The Prisons’ publicist, Frank Beine says out of the 69 candidates who sat for PLE last year, 7 got first grade; 31 got 2nd grade while 13 were in 3rd division 3. In division 4, 6 inmates […]

UPDF to recruit 300 youth in Karamoja into LDU

UPDF is set to recruit a total of 300 youth from Karamoja region as top up to Local Defense Unit personnel. The 300 will be recruited from the 4 districts that are part of 3rd Division i.e Moroto, Napak, Nakapiripirit and Amudat while Kaboong and Kotido will be considered under 5 Division. The exercise is […]

Ministry of Education releases Nurses and Midwifery results

The Uganda National Examination Board has today released the 2011 nurses’ examination results indicating a general improvement in performance. Announcing the results, the Executive Secretary of the Nurses Examinations Board, Helen Kataratambi said that a total of 2433 candidates sat for the exams with 49 passing with distinctions, and only 41 were ungraded. She has […]

Tullow Oil, CNOOC, Total agree to jointly produce Uganda’s oil

Uganda is now set for the steady development of its oil sector following the entry of CNOOC and Total into the oil processing and production industry of the country. Key oil prospecting firm Tullow Oil announce that it signed Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with CNOOC and Total in respect of the sale of a […]