The Minister reminded members of their statutory responsibility as the governing body of UNEB, mandated to provide strategic direction, ensure sound governance, and oversee the effective execution of the Board’s examination mandate. Minister of State for Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, has inaugurated the 12th UNEB Board, calling for integrity, accountability, and innovation in […]
“From that meeting, UNEB and Education Ministry officials will update the Minister on the 2025 S4 results, and she will decide when to release them this week,” Musamba said. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is set to release the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results this week. A total of 432,159 students sat […]
Arishaba, a Valuation student, was part of the CEDAT community, and her passing has left colleagues and friends in grief. A wave of sadness has swept through Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) after a second-year student, Arishaba Talent, lost her life in a road accident on Saturday morning. The student […]
Nwachukwu’s winning article explores how online job advertisements and social media platforms are misleading young people in Nigeria and Ghana, leading to exploitation and unsafe living conditions. Henry Nwachukwu, a Nigerian journalist, has won the top prize in a writing competition focused on migration in Africa. His article, “Digital Traps: How Online Promises Are Hurting […]
“I am grateful to voters for trusting me with leadership at such a young age,” Nakajubi said after her victory. Nakajubi Efrance, an 18-year-old Senior Six student at Blessed High School, Kiganda, has made history as Uganda’s and East Africa’s youngest female councillor. She was elected as the Woman Councillor representing Kasambya and Kayunga in […]
The High Court of Uganda has ruled that the disqualification of former Makerere University Guild presidential aspirant, Nattabi Margaret, from the 89th Guild elections was unlawful, awarding her sh2m in general damages and costs of the application. In a ruling delivered on February 6, 2026, Justice Simon Peter M. Kinobe found that the decision […]
The rebrand is reflected in a refreshed visual identity, symbolising creativity, writing, and the five regions of the Commonwealth. The Royal Commonwealth Society has rebranded its flagship youth writing initiative, formerly known as The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, to The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition. The change reflects commitment to strengthening regional representation and making the […]
Topics of the final edition address African empowerment of the migration narrative in academic teaching, moving beyond stereotypes, exploring digital narratives, digital storytelling and social change, recommendations and the way forward. The Uganda Christian University (UCU) in Mukono is hosting a conference for the final phase of the Communicating Migration and Mobility, E-learning Programmes and Newsroom […]
“The scripts have now been passed on to UNEB for marking,” Kalule said, reassuring parents and candidates that the scripts would be marked expeditiously and the candidates graded in time for selection and placement exercise. It was a sigh of relief for 34 candidates of Bamure Primary School in Koboko district when the Uganda National […]
According to Mukwanya, who happens to be the President of Mukono Municipal Development Forum (MDF), attributed the lag in traditional schools to the unwillingness to change with modernity. As one thing leads to the other, the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) outlook in Mukono district is changing its stance, with new faces joining the ‘historicals’ family […]