Police have arrested an accountant for the alleged fraudulent transfer of 1.2billion shillings from the ministry of health account to an unknown account in ABC Capital Bank purported to belong to the National Medical Stores. Police alleges that, Alex Gumisiriza an accountant attached to the Global Fund Programme forged paper work on how the funds […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board is set to introduce an online student registration system. According to the board chairman Fagil Mande online registration will start in 2015 for the primary seven, senior four and six students. Mande says the move is intended to eliminate the evil practice of head teachers swindling student’s registration fees. He […]
Professor Gordon Wavamunno Babala Kasibante chancellor of Nkumba University with grate honor conferred PhD to 2 students during the 15th graduation which took place on the 20th October 2012 at the university grounds.1,716 students were awarded with masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates Edaku Charles from the school of social sciences was conferred with PhD in […]
The task force set up by the ministry of education to streamline the staff structure at Makerere University has discovered a serious financial crisis. The team led by Professor Francis Omaswa today appeared before the education committee of parliament and gave some highlights of their findings. The team says that the tuition fees at […]
University leaders in Uganda have expressed concern over the poor education curriculum that the country follows saying it has contributed to poor education standards and caused graduates to be seekers on job market. The University vice chancellors made the remarks at their 3rd annually conference under the theme “universities and the changing employment” held at […]
The proposal by President Museveni to divert the funds for the State house scholarship to the students loan Scheme has attracted mixed feelings among the lawmakers. Recently after several complaints about the abuse of the State house scholarship, President Museveni proposed that the funds meant for the state house scholarships are allocated to the Students […]
Hundreds of students at Makerere University have been seen today moving office to office seeking for important clarification on whether the institution had truly increased tuition fees. The KCCA councilor representing Makerere University, Bernard Luyiga says he is currently receiving numerous inquiries from Makerere University staff and students concerning many seemingly unfair and draconian policies […]
The Uganda Communications Commission and the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) have organised a five-day ICT sensitisation workshop for secondary school head teachers as part of enhancing the usage of ICT facilities in secondary schools inUganda. Three hundred school heads shall attend the workshop in two lots of 150 each. The workshop is scheduled […]
The ministry for finance has come up with new guidelines aimed at ensuring that capitation grants for both primary and secondary schools aided by government reach on time without delays. According to the deputy secretary to treasury Keith Muhakanizi, the ministry has reviewed the method of remitting money to schools whereby instead of sending it […]
Makerere University Business School MUBS will next week be granted their independence following long stand rope pulling on its autonomy from Makerere University. While appearing to the social service committee the permanent secretary in the ministry of education Francis Lubanga said the minister of education will present the statutory instrument legalizing Makerere University Business School […]