Museveni appoints sister
In what is typical of NRM’s principle of nepotism and regional imbalance, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has forwarded the name of his biological sister for approval to parliament. SEE ALSO: EXCLUSIVE:…
NUP’s Nambassa cautions Museveni agent Nawangwe on University closure
The Makerere University students guild leader also National Unity Platform party member Shamim Nambassa has sent a tough message to one of the NRM regime’s agents in the education sector…
Education Ministry issues first Covid statistics report on all schools
The Ministry of Education and Sports on Wednesday released the COVID-19 school surveillance report indicating that 45,298 students had shown symptoms while 1,251 learners had been isolated in schools. 775…
Janet calls off meeting amid protests from opposition MPs
The Ministry of Education has been forced to postpone the earlier scheduled meeting with MPs as the opposition Legislators refused to converge at Kololo Independence grounds as earlier asked by…
MUBs defers online exams as system crashes
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) has been postponed its online examinations citing challenges with the e-learning system which went down. SEE ALSO: Museveni to use NINs collected during food relief distribution-Kabuleta…
MP Nsereko Advises Museveni to Let Non Finalists be Promoted Automatically, Finalists sit for Exams.
Kampala Central Member of Parliament Muhammad Nsereko has advised President Museveni to let finalists sit for exams basing on what was covered in their previous term or semester. He has…
Members of Parliament Concede with Museveni to Declare 2020 a dead year for Students, Including Finalists.
News reaching our desk indicate that members of parliament have of recent agreed with Museveni’s proposal of making 2020 a dead Education year because of the increasing number of coronavirus.…
COVID-19 Hanger: Private school teachers cry out for Gov’t posho and beans
When the President Museveni announced measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions were the first ones to be affected. many private school teachers are left helpless.…
New Digital Tool Unveiled to Keep Children Learning Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
A new digital learning tool has been unveiled, to keep children learning from the comfort of their homes, in the wake of Coronavirus disease-COVID-19. The platform, named Kolibri, has…
Police Arrests 70 for Loitering Inside Makerere University
Police at Makerere University has arrested more than 70 youth found allegedly loitering at the main campus. They were picked from different parts of the university following a two-day…
Makerere Orders for Arrest of People Loitering Inside the University
The management of Makerere University has asked officers of the Uganda Police Force to start arresting individuals accessing and idling around the main campus. Professor William Bazeyo, the acting Deputy…
Kyambogo University Students Still Stuck in Hostels
Several students of Kyambogo University are still locked up in hostels waiting for their parents and guardians to send them transport to return to their homes. On March 20th,…
13 Makerere University Bank Accounts Frozen for failure to pay its external lawyers
Thirteen Makerere University bank accounts have been frozen, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. The accounts according to the documents seen by this reporter were frozen following the university’s failure to…
Private Schools Struggling to Implement New Curriculum
Several private secondary schools in Soroti district are struggling to implement the new curriculum without books and other important instructional materials. The Education and Sports Ministry rolled out the…
Gov’t Sponsored Students Struggling to Survive on UGX 4000 Meals Allowance
Carol Nakibira, a third year government sponsored student, says the Shillings 4000 they can’t cover their meals for the day. She says there is need to top up the money…
Teachers expelled from curriculum training over $4 Allowance inquiries
Over 500 Secondary school teachers who turned up for training on the secondary school curriculum were yesterday turned away from the training venue over allowances. Hundreds of Secondary school…
New O’level Curriculum suspended
The new curriculum also saw a number of subjects including History, Political Science, Kiswahili, and Physical Education made compulsory for senior one and two The new curriculum was aimed at…
Six arrested over selling fake UNEB PLE Exams
Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) and police have arrested over six people for conning primary schools with fake examination papers and circulating them on social media. With over 695,700…
Nawangwe insists that there shall be no Semester Extension despite ongoing Protests
Students have since October 22 been protesting a 15 percent fees increment policy sanctioned on both tuition and functional fees by the university council in July 2018. However, Makerere…
15 arrested as Makerere University students protest against tuition increment
At least 15 female students from Makerere University have been arrested for protesting what they call unfair 15% tuition increment. The university council last year approved the cumulative increment in…
Lightning kills pupil, injures 30 others in Ibanda
One pupil of Muziza Primary school has been struck dead by the lightning while 30 others and four teachers have been rushed to different health centres in serious condition. The…
Janet Museveni prompted to wish UNEB Candidates success after reading Bobi wine’s message
A few hours ago Pop star turned Politician and Presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi wine wished all the UNEB candidates 2019 at all levels including Senior Four,…
UNEB investigates source of leaked PLE examinations.
The Uganda National Examinations Board is investigating reports that 20 people bought Primary Leaving Examination papers ahead of this year’s final exams slated to kick off in November this year.…
Ministry of Education moves to overhaul “O” Level curriculum
The government will launch the new lower secondary education curriculum in which teaching subjects have been reduced from 43 to 21. The new curriculum will be launched next month but…
UNEB introduces system to eliminate examination malpractice at marking centres.
In a bid to eliminate examination malpractice at marking centres, the Uganda national examination board (UNEB) has decided to introduce a random numbers identification system for primary leaving examinations candidates.…
Makerere University ranks 5th Best in Africa
NewVision has reported that according to the rankings released early this month, Makerere university is the best in East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa with its rivals…
Irony: Museveni issues directive to limit borrowing as he begs for a Shs. 250 billion loan from African Development Bank
President Yoweri Museveni has issued a new directive on borrowing for infrastructure. The President issued the directive during a Tuesday meeting with the African Development Bank (ADB) Regional Director in…
UNEB prepares to battle exam leaks as students near final national exams
It is that time of the year in Uganda when students and pupils in candidate classes prepare to sit for their final exams. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has…
Museveni approves recruitment of 1612 teachers as poor salaries persist
We have received information that the Ministry of Education and Sports has directed the Education Service Commission to start the process of recruiting substantive staff in the newly constructed Seed…
I want to do the Abanyampi rmx collabo with Bobi- Gravity
The ‘Luga flow’ artiste has today made it clear that he would love to do his ‘Abanyampi’ tune remix with the People Power fountain, Bobi Wine. The song ‘Abanyampi’ traces…