2018 University Football League launched

2018 University Football League launched

The University Football League (UFL)  2018 was officially launched at Kati Kati Restaurant in Kampala on Tuesday August  28, 2018. This marks the seventh(7th) edition of the Pepsi University Football League. This year’s total prize money to be shared by all the teams has increased from Shs 15M to Shs 24M. Over 16 universities are set […]

Makerere University Hospital Runs out of Drugs 

Makerere University Hospital Runs out of Drugs 

Makerere University Hospital is faced with a challenge of lack of drugs which has left students and other patients stuck. According to the Makerere University Hospital Director, Prof. Josaphat Byamugisha, the hospital has not had any medical supplies since May but said the problem is being handled as an emergency.The university hospital has been under the […]

Mountains of the Moon University Donates Land for Construction of a Heart Center

Mountains of the Moon University Donates Land for Construction of a Heart Center

Mountains of the Moon University in Fort Portal has committed over four acres of land for construction of a regional heart center. The university’s offer was communicated by Richard Rwabuhinga, the LCV Kabarole District Chairperson on Thursday to the district council. He confirmed that the university had dedicated four acres of its land at Ssaka, […]

Over 1 billion Uganda shillings squandered at Soroti University

Over 1 billion Uganda shillings squandered at Soroti University

Atleast 1 billion Uganda shillings has been reportedly mismanaged at Soroti University even before official opening. The report from an internal audit  dated August 2, 2018 which focused on the months of April to June raises concerns of how 1 billion shillings was grossly mismanaged in double payments, to hire lawyers, university contractors and paying […]

Police Arrests Makerere Student Over own kidnap

Police Arrests Makerere Student Over own kidnap

A Makerere University student identified as Jane Francis Nampijja has been arrested and detained at Nansana for allegedly faking her own kidnap and demanding a five millions ransom from her friends and family. The  23 year old  student is a resident of Nsumbi, Kyebando Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District. The family of the accused claims that […]

Kyambogo University sends Off Student who was Allegedly shot during #FreeBobiWine Campaigns

Kyambogo University sends Off Student who was Allegedly shot during #FreeBobiWine Campaigns

Kyambogo University fraternity has today morning joined relatives of  Rachel Ayebazibwe at the Kakumba Anglican chapel at the University  for a requiem mass in honour of the deceased, a finalist student of Kyambogo who was waiting for gruaduation in December. Ayebazibwe  died on Saturday the 25th of August, 2018 while in a comma at Victoria […]

Makerere College of Humanities and Social Sciences receives Shs3.2 billion to fund PhD studies

Makerere College of Humanities and Social Sciences receives Shs3.2 billion to fund PhD studies

The Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences on Thursday 23 August, 2013, received a Shs3.2 billion grant known as the early career scholars programme from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. According to Dr Edgar Fred Nabutanyi, the career scholars programme coordinator, the money is supposed to nurture a new generation and community of scholars who […]