Prof Nawangwe said that the Makerere University’s biometric access system is an administrative arrangement but NOT a welfare issue. Tension is mounting at Makerere University as staff associations challenge the implementation of the Biometric Access System on campus, defying directives from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. Staff, through their associations – Makerere University Academic Association-MUASA, […]
The Luwero Grade One Magistrate court has remanded the director of Kings Palace Primary School in Luweero Town Council over alleged aggravated defilement and child trafficking. Jonah Ssebanenya is accused of allegedly defiling six pupils aged between 13-17 years who were PLE candidates in Primary Seven. Ssebanenya who is also a medical worker at Katuugo […]
Bukedea District on Wednesday registered twenty pregnant pupils who turned up to sit for their Primary Leaving Examinations that started on Wednesday, November 8. The Bukedea district education officer, Stephen Okurut, made the revelation, adding that more two pupils who had recently given birth, also turned up for examinations. Okurut said the district has also […]
“I so much commend you for choosing education as your investment venture, you would have gone into other lucrative ventures. I pray that God who directed you well shall also guide you and make this school triumph in all aspects,” Bp. Luzinda. The retired bishop of Mukono diocese, Elia Paul Luzinda Kizito has commended the […]
Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is set to conduct the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) tomorrow Wednesday November 8, 2023. According to UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo, out of the 749,347 candidates, 2,380 are registered under the Special Needs Education (SNE) arrangement. Odongo says this year’s number is slightly higher compared to last year’s 2,316 SNE […]
Joyce Namigadde the Luweero District Probation Officer says that one of the victims told her office that upon Ssebamanya learning that she had got pregnant after defilement, he “helped” her to procure an abortion. Police in Luweero have arrested a school director over allegations that he defiled six under age girls, all candidates of the […]
Fr. Matovu asked the students to always meditate about Thecla Kinalwa’s good deeds, desire to be hardworking and relentless as she was. The students, teachers, parents and the family members have paid tribute to the late Thecla Kinalwa who among the many portfolios she held in the government, she once served as the State House […]
Professor Celestino Obua, the Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Uganda Examinations Board (UNEB). Professor Obua’s appointment was announced by Education Minister Janet Museveni. He was subsequently sworn in during a Friday afternoon board meeting convened at the UNEB headquarters in Ntinda. During the […]
Friday November 3, 2023 is a day to remember for the opposition’s National Unity Platform (NUP) members following the official opening of their new party headquarters located at Makerere-Kavule in Kawempe Division, Kampala district. The party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been joined by the former Forum Democratic Change (FDC) leader Dr Kizza Besigye and […]
Before this intervention, Kyambogo University had adopted a policy of withholding academic documents from students until their respective colleges settled their outstanding balances. The Ministry of Education and Sports has intervened to alleviate the financial burden faced by five National Teacher Colleges (NTCs), resulting in relief for students eager to obtain their academic documents. Professor […]
