First Lady and Education Minister Janet Kataaha Kainembabazi Museveni has directed the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) to set a special Mathematics Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) paper for the 23 P7 candidates of St. Christine Primary School who missed the exam over transport challenges. The PLE set of national exams, comprising four examination papers, was…
Ministry of Education and Sports has released the 2023 School Year Calendar for Basic & Secondary schools, TVET & Health training Institutions at a Press Briefing held on Wednesday Afternoon by the Minister of Education Janet Museveni. According to Ministry of Education, the 2023 academic calendar for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Technical/Farm Schools, and Community Polytechnics,…
The Appointments Board of Kabale University in Western Uganda has sacked, Dr. Lukman Nafiu Aboidum, the Head of Department of Economics and Statistics for demanding sex from some female students in exchange for marks. In a letter dated November 9, the university secretary, Johnson Baryantuma Munono informed Aboidum that the university management had found him…
Over the years, a lot of people — possibly even you — have had trouble telling the difference between a lawyer and an advocate. People who find themselves in legal problems occasionally are unsure of whether they require a lawyer or an advocate. It’s crucial to first clarify what an attorney does. Let’s simplify matters…
Budding Uganda songstress Felister Di Superstar on Wednesday completed her Primary Leaving Examinations (P.L.E) at Kampala Parents School, which is under the proprietorship of tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s Ruparelia Foundation. Felister, who was among the over 400 pupils that sat for their P.L.E this year, said that she was positive about passing the exams because she…
The Minister of State for Primary Education, Hon. Joyce Moriku has revealed that government has issued a directive to all schools allowing all pupils and students to sit their final examination. Moriku told the House chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Wednesday, 02 November 2022 that parents and school owners should work out modalities of…
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs an application in which four Makerere University students wanted an interim order restraining the institution from continuing to enforce its decision to suspend the students’ leadership. The students are: Joshua Muhwezi, Shamim Nambassa, Kelvin Joshua Luyombya, and Muzafaluh Kabuulwa. The Civil Division Judge Esta Nambayo on…
Opening its gates to a handful of students in 2011, Victoria University Uganda has thrived amidst adversity to become one of the most reputable institutions of higher learning in East Africa. Determined to triumph against all odds, the university held its first graduation ceremony at Kabira Country Club in 2014, during which twenty-two graduates were…
Victoria University (VU) Kampala, Uganda’s leading transformational university has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Higher Education Students Financing Board on the Students Loan Scheme to enable less-privileged students complete their studies. The MoU which was signed on September 19, 2022 at Victoria University Main Campus covers students enrolled in selected universities and tertiary institutions…
Victoria University Chancellor, Prof. John Opuda-Asibo has implored the central government to heed to financial aid requests made by the institution. Prof. Opuda-Asibo made this crucial plea yesterday, while addressing a congregation of graduands, their parents, invited dignitaries and other stakeholders, during the university’s 6th graduation ceremony held at Commonwealth Speke Resort, Munyonyo. He revealed…
