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 Makerere University, for one, had withdrawn staff promotions after realising that the University is counting shortages in salaries of 7.59 billion Shillings, as […]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 Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has revealed that they have resolved to extend the semester due to the staff industrial strike which happened at the beginning of the second semester that consumed most of the students’ time. The Vice Chancellor confirmed that an extension time of two weeks will be added to […]
Pericles Lewis, the Yale University for Global Strategy Vice- President on Wednesday visited Makerere University to strengthen the ties between Yale and Uganda’s ivory tower. The two – days official visit to the University is intended to boost the two year Makerere University and Yale University (MUYU) partnership. Lewis who also doubles as deputy provost […]
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe yesterday revealed that the University management may extend the second semester due to the time lost while staff was on strike. “In the council communiqué two days ago, the issue arose and management was tasked to make sure that students who lost time should be compensated with time.” […]
Makerere University vice chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe accuses School of Law for being adamantly defiant. Nawangwe stated that despite the fact that all the other colleges have resumed lectures, the Law school has stayed closed ever since the start of the semester. It is on these grounds that the professor, on Tuesday, let out agony […]
David Musiri, a second-year student at Makerere University has appealed the director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), Grace Akullo to closely examine Miss Uganda Quiin Abenakyo ‘fake’ degree. Musiri accuses the University Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe of issuing fake degrees, diverting money meant for bursaries and corruption which he says; the chancellor should be […]
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 […]