URA Proposes to Drop OTT, Impose Mobile Data Tax
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General Doris Akol has proposed plans to drop the current Over the Top Tax (OTT) and instead impose a direct tax on mobile data. Akol…
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Museveni Pledges UGX 100M To University Staff SACCO
President Yoweri Museveni has said government will contribute 100 million Shillings to the Gulu University staff Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO). President Museveni made the pledge on January 11, 2020…
MTN Announces Data Bundles That Don’t Expire
Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda has announced a package of internet bundles that have no time limit for expiration a few weeks after a Ugandan sued telecom companies over expiry of…
Gulu University Closes 20 Private Businesses
At least 20 private businesses were on Monday closed by Gulu University authorities for operating illegally inside the university premises. The affected were mostly printing and photocopying centers. Khalid Mohamoud,…
Archbishop Odama Tasks Acholi Leaders On OWC
The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese His Grace Dr John Baptist Odama has tasked leaders in Acholi sub region to drop politics and focus on wealth creation through commercial agriculture. Archbishop…
Gov’t Rolls Out Another Initiative For Wealth Creation
The Government has rolled out another initiative in parishes targeting specialized groups in a move aimed at job creation and improving household incomes. In the Presidential Initiative on wealth Creation…
Gulu Power Outages to Stabilize Next Month
Government has said that the power outage in Gulu will be resolved next month when Aswa dam starts operations. Gulu district has been experiencing major power outages since 2012 with…
Vocational Training Center For Acholi Sub Region Launched
State House on Wednesday launched a regional vocational training center for Acholi sub region in Gulu, a programme being implemented under the Special Presidential Initiative on skilling the youth program…
Kadaga Orders MPs, Staff to Use Uganda Airlines
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has instructed that Members of Parliament and staff of Parliament should use the National Carrier – Uganda Airlines while on official duty. The directive…
Households’ Production of Millet, Beans Falling
Farming households in Uganda are increasingly staying away from growing millet and beans, with the yields of both crops dropping since 2008, Uganda Bureau of Statistics has shown. Instead, the…