Users of social media platform TikTok have appealed to court in order to challenge a recent ban of the application issued by Montana state, The New York Times reported, citing the applicants’ lawsuit. On Wednesday, Montana governor’s office released a statement saying that Governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation banning TikTok from operating in the state […]
Prof. Eli Katunguka, vice chancellor of Kyambogo University, and Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, vice chancellor of Makerere University, today sent off students from their respective institutions to China to compete in an ICT competition. The students will compete for Uganda in the 2022–2023 Huawei Global ICT contests in China. “Today, I flagged off 6 @Makerere university students and […]
The budget committee of Parliament has finally tabled the revised Shs52.7 trillion budget for the financial year 2023/24. The revised budget proposed by the government is an increase from the earlier presented Shs50.9 trillion and higher than the current financial year budget worth Shs48 trillion. MPs were told by the junior minister for general duties […]
Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has revealed that a number of Cabinet ministers have been infected with Covid-19 and will thus miss some of the next plenary and cabinet sittings. A few days ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared with great hope an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, […]
Makerere University, through the office of Academic Registrar, has released Examination results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme Examinations. The results are for candidates who sat for the pre-entry tests held on Saturday 17th December, 2022. According to the Registrar, candidates who scored 50% and above in the final mark passed the examination. Mature Age Scheme Committee have been recommended […]
It’s a sad day for family and friends to Peterson Kalamuzi, a recent graduate from Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), who together with his brother (only identified as Isaac) perished in a nasty road accident on Tuesday evening. The unfortunate incident happened in Kyankwanzi, Bukwiri as the two were on a boda boda on their […]
Makerere University, Uganda’s leading university, has been ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) in rankings announced Tuesday. 20,531 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list. Background on Makerere’s Decline Back on April 29, 2023, Makerere University […]
Kampala International University( KIU) , Western Campus is going to hold a 5-day Medical Camp in Alebtong District from July 3-7. The 5-day Medical Camp is spear handed by the Lango Students Association. According to Ray Maxwell Odongo, the Project Manager of the Association, they will offer a range of services including general consultation, blood […]