15 police officers have been charged for engaging in acts of corruption, extortion and misconduct during the Covid-19 lockdown. More than 30 others are reportedly under investigation. Those charged by the police’s disciplinary unit and...
Equity has been named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa by the 2021 African Banker Awards. The award was conferred to the Bank for its strong and consistent financial performance, its role in leading...
Two people have been arrested in Lamwo district, northern Uganda on allegations of torturing and causing severe bodily injuries on a suspected cattle thief.David Kasasira alias Kanyankole, who is the owner of the bull and...
Fresh from wiring Shs 200m to legislators, parliament has now procured iPads for its 529 MPs and 26 ex-officio members.Deputy speaker Anita Among Thursday said that parliament would start distributing the iPads to MPs on...
A battle of WWIII proportions between ex Vision Group boss, Robert Kabushenga and FUFA chief Magogo, is currently underway on twitter over the signing of Milutin Sredojević Micho as cranes manager. On Tuesday evening, the...
The National Medical Stores (NMS) has Tuesday afternoon received COVID-19 health supplies which were donated to Uganda by France. The items include one million FFP2 face masks, 54,000 testing kits and nine respirators. The donation...
The Vice President of the Republic of Uganda H.E Jessica Alupo has lauded National Medical Stores for strengthening the drug supply chain to improve health service delivery in Uganda. While touring National Medical Stores Headquarters...
The government has said discussions are underway to regulate the high cost of COVID testing in accredited laboratories which is limiting access and greatly affecting pandemic fight. Dr Susan Nabadda, the commissioner of laboratory and...
The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has on Wednesday handed over two refrigerated trucks to National Medical Stores (NMS) to safely transport vaccines across the country under the required conditions. The two of...
The Ugandan Government has released the 2020 national Primary Leaving Exam (PLE) results, which show that pupils from Bridge Schools Uganda have performed exceptionally well for the fourth year in a row. Five pupils from...
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