Museveni, First Lady Back Teso Widows with Shs 600M for Technical Institute
By: Boy Fidel Leon A nation’s strength is measured by the resilience of its people, and in Uganda, there are few more resilient than the 36,000 widows of the Teso…
NCDC Identifies Nine Local Languages for Teaching in Eastern Uganda
By Diana kintu. The National Curriculum Development Centre, which is part of the Ministry of Education and Sports, has chosen nine local languages to be taught in primary schools in…
UNEB Directs Schools to Display 2025 Candidate Registers for Public Verification
By Diana Kintu. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced that the official registers for all candidates registered for the 2025 examinations are now available for public viewing from…
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY ADMITS NEARLY 20,000 ON PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP
BY SSENKAYI MARVIN EZRA Makerere University has admitted close to 20,000 Ugandan and international students. The private admission list, released on JUNE 1, 2025, includes programmes at Makerere main campus,…
First Lady calls for adherence to regulations by private education sector
By Diana Kintu The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Mrs. Janet K. Museveni has underscored the crucial role of private sector investment in the nation’s education system,…
“We Can Change the Policy on Free Education,” says President Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has suggested a potential shift in Uganda’s free education policy, urging leaders at all levels to assess whether parents in their communities are financially able to…
Ministry of Education and Sports Bans School Life Extravagance with New Guidelines
The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued sweeping new guidelines to curb extravagant spending and moral indiscipline in Uganda’s schools. The directive, which takes effect immediately in all public…
Tayebwa Urges Private Universities to Prioritize Research
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged private universities to prioritize groundbreaking research, warning that institutions focused solely on teaching risk becoming little more than glorified secondary schools. Speaking…
Ministry of Education and Sports Bans Public Display of UNEB Results
The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued a nationwide ban on the public display of national examination results, warning that such practices violate Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act,…
Museveni’s Boiling Point: Why Uganda’s President Is Losing Patience Over Failure to Implement Free Education
In recent weeks, President Yoweri Museveni has delivered a series of unusually forceful and emotionally charged statements, targeting what he calls “internal saboteurs” of Uganda’s free education policy. From the…