2024 UCE Results: Why more than 350,000 Candidates Exceled in the Inaugural Competency-Based Curriculum
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2024 UCE Results: Why more than 350,000 Candidates Exceled in the Inaugural Competency-Based Curriculum

February 11, 2025
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The just-released 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results indicate that more than 350,146 candidates qualified for the UCE certificate. According to Dan Odongo, the Executive Director of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), a total of 359,417 candidates were registered as the first cohort under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

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NUP Endorses Lawyer Nalukoola as Flag Bearer for Kawempe North By-Election
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NUP Endorses Lawyer Nalukoola as Flag Bearer for Kawempe North By-Election

February 11, 2025
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The National Unity Platform (NUP) has endorsed city lawyer Erias Luyimbazi Nalukoola as its flag bearer for the Kawempe North by-election. The party said in a statement. “Our Election Management Committee (EMC) has today announced Elias Nalukoola as our official flag bearer for Kawempe North by-election. We congratulate him upon

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Parliament Vets Atingi-Ego as Governor of Bank of Uganda
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Parliament Vets Atingi-Ego as Governor of Bank of Uganda

February 11, 2025
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Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego has been vetted as the Governor of the Bank of Uganda after serving in an acting capacity for three years. He officially replaces the late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, who passed away in 2022 at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. He was vetted by the appointments committee of

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Shilling Holds Steady Against the Dollar Amid Strong Inflows
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Shilling Holds Steady Against the Dollar Amid Strong Inflows

February 10, 2025
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The Ugandan shilling remained stable against the dollar throughout the week, supported by strong inflows from commodity exporters and remittance firms, which outpaced corporate demand. By Friday morning, the local currency was trading at 3668/3678, strengthening from the week’s opening levels of 3677/3687. In the near term, we expect the

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President Yoweri Museveni is entitled to his opinion
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President Yoweri Museveni is entitled to his opinion

February 10, 2025
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A daily of February 3, 2025, preposterously bellowed a headline, “Museveni vs the law.” Elsewhere, the same daily heckled online “lawyers, activists take on Museveni over remarks on Supreme Court (SC)ruling.” In both its print and online reporting, the daily seemingly crowned some self-appointed activists and analysts as spokespeople for

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