On Thursday August 1, 2019, academic and non-teaching staff in all government Universities launched a sit down strike to press government to release all due and outstanding funds for their salary enhancement. Makerere University, for one, had withdrawn staff promotions after realising that the University is counting shortages in salaries of 7.59 billion Shillings, as […]
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has lauded the Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe over his strategies towards ensuring discipline in the university. In his remarks at the 69th graduation ceremony on Tuesday January 15, 2019 at Makerere Freedom Square, Museveni promised to render support to the University administration to fight impunity. The president […]
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe has said all 45 Lecturers who were recently sacked from the University are to refund the salaries. In a press conference at the University, Prof. Nawangwe said the lecturers had not delivered and therefore no cause for a pay.  “All those staff that we continued paying our money and […]
The Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, on November 2, 2018 flagged off a team to present relief items under the Aid Bududa Community (ABC) initiative to Bududa landslides victims. Addressing the team and other members present, Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) Chairperson expressed his gratitude towards individuals who extended a hand […]
Former NTV journalist, Fortunate Ahimbisibwe has advised Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe to concentrate more on vital issues that will benefit the University. This follows series of suspension of students by the professor over alleged spear heading of demonstrations at the campus. “A professor picks 100m for research from University coffers and uses the […]
Makerere University Vice chancellor prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has ordered Makerere University Academic Staff Association(MUASA) and its members to apologize to the university council. This follows allegations from MUASA that the council has failed to deliver and meet the goals to which it was founded. Prof. Nawangwe said that the allegation about the University Council and […]
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has suspended another student and issued out warning letters to other two students for inciting violence that would disrupt the university operations. The suspended has been identified as James Chombo, a Bachelor of Commerce student who is accused of setting fires and blocking of free-flow of traffic along […]
The Makerere University School of Psychology President, Roy Rugumayo has issued a warning to the University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe against intimidating students with suspension letters and arrests. In a letter with the ‘Young Democrats’ signature, Rugamayo gave the Vice Chancellor only 72 days to address the issue and to withdraw all the allegations […]