Police cancel King Saha’s music concert: Police announced the cancelations hours to the Friday event
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Police cancel King Saha’s music concert
Orphaned 13-year-old Samuel Oitit, a pupil of Katakwi Township who scored 7 aggregates in #PLE2024 , is joined by his grandmother, Joyce Mary Okwii ... Show more
WATCH: Isabela Atamba from Pearl Junior School in Bushenyi District, says she triumphed through a year of sickness and managed to score four aggregates in ... Show more
WATCH: President Museveni gives journalists from the Busoga region Shs100 million, referring to them as mercenaries due to their low pay ... Show more
PHOTOS: Despite being moved from her sickbed to sit for #PLE2024 , Lakareber Immaculate Rayse from Uniphat Primary School in Gulu City managed to score 10 ... Show more
Inmates at Mbarara Main Prison congratulate their colleagues who scored first grades in #PLE2024 . At Mbarara Main Prison School ... Show more
WATCH: Pupils of Janan Nursery and Primary School in Bombo celebrate the release of their #PLE2024 results, with all 63 students passing in first grade ... Show more
WATCH: Enid Namutebi has scored six aggregates in #PLE2024 . She had been on a bursary since P5 but now has little hope for secondary education ... Show more
PHOTOS: The release of the #PLE2024 results is underway at the State Lodge in Nakasero, with the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni ... Show more
Amuriat questions NUP leadership on transition, reform efforts: The conversation about transition is ongoing but sharply marred by fraudulent efforts
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Amuriat questions NUP leadership on transition, reform efforts
Murdoch deal is victory for Prince Harry, but doesn't get him everything he wanted
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Murdoch deal is victory for Prince Harry, but doesn't get him everything ...
Quick Glance: Prince Harry Secures Major Settlement Against Sun Publisher
  • Prince Harry has settled a legal case against the Sun publisher, receiving 'substantial damages' and an unequivocal apology.

  • The publisher admitted to 'serious intrusion' into Harry's life from 1996 to 2011 and also apologized for distress caused to his late mother, Princess Diana.

  • The total settlement cost for both Harry and Lord Tom Watson exceeds £10 million, with NGN having spent over £1 billion on similar claims.

  • NGN stated this settlement 'draws a line under the past' and ends ongoing litigation, while the Culture Secretary highlighted the day's significance for the claimants.
Harness clean energy: Biogas adoption in rural communities: Moving around villages in different districts and communities, you will often see young children and ...
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Harness clean energy: Biogas adoption in rural communities
🚨 Calling all organizations! 🚨 Nation Media Group, in collaboration with KPMG Uganda, invites entries for the 2025 Empower Her Awards ... Show more
"UNEB also registered 71 candidates from Luzira Upper Prison (70 males and 1 female), and 37 from Mbarara Main Prison (all males) ... Show more
‘Saha is disciplined, polite and I do not forgive': His political songs hold no prisoners
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‘Saha is disciplined, polite and I do not forgive'
Interest rates drop on reduced BoU policy rate: The reduction in interest rates also influenced a slight increase in private-sector credit ...
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Interest rates drop on reduced BoU policy rate
Kekubo Trading Centre: Where youth queue for employment: Leaders say school dropouts gather at the centre, waiting for work opportunities
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Kekubo Trading Centre: Where youth queue for employment
H.E. Maria Håkansson, Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda, visits the Nation Media Group, Uganda head office in Namuwongo, Kampala ... Show more
Janet Museveni: The selection of S1 students will take place next week on January 30 and 31. I also announce that the first term for the new S1 cohort will ... Show more
Few distinctions, higher pass rates in 2024 PLE: Uneb reported a drop in distinctions across all subjects, attributing it to difficulties by the pupils in ...
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Few distinctions, higher pass rates in 2024 PLE
WATCH: Matthias Mulumba, one of the aspirants seeking to hold the flag for the National Unity Platform (NUP) in the Kawempe North MP by-election ... Show more
Barrio: A market for child brides: Parents occasionally take their underage daughters to the market and exchange them for money, chickens, goats and cows
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Barrio: A market for child brides
Voters’ register update gathers pace: The exercise is supposed to start at 8am and end at 6pm daily, including weekends, until February 10
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Voters’ register update gathers pace
How best can I keep my car safe from heat and bad roads?: Inspect the brake system frequently, especially if you navigate steep roads with heavy loads ...
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How best can I keep my car safe from heat and bad roads?
A section of MPs on Parliament’s Budget Committee have queried the request by State House for the provision of Shs83b for the presidential donations and Shs10b ... Show more
Trump’s decision on climate agreement does not demonstrate US leadership: At a time when international collaboration is essential to tackling the climate crisis ...
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Trump’s decision on climate agreement does not demonstrate US leadership
Meet Sabrina the beautiful diva: The car’s design prioritises driver comfort, making long trips less tiring. Its efficient fuel consumption ...
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Meet Sabrina the beautiful diva
Govt looking for financier to fund Umeme buyout: According to the Ministry of Energy, government should by March 2025 have secured between $100m and $150m or ...
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Govt looking for financier to fund Umeme buyout
Schools assisted PLE candidates - Odongo : Uneb’s executive secretary, Mr Dan Odongo, disclosed that affected candidates would be accorded a fair hearing before ...
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Schools assisted PLE candidates - Odongo
Janet raises concern over school dropouts: The Ministry of Education says the dropout rates are especially among registered PLE candidates
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Janet raises concern over school dropouts
Ways to manage post-festive season syndrome: Holidays are meant to be enjoyed, not to leave us with a financial or emotional hangover
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Ways to manage post-festive season syndrome
Boy with disability scores Agg 11: Nono is one of six out of 38 pupils at the school who scored First Grade in the 2024 PLE
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Boy with disability scores Agg 11
Police rescind ban on King Saha music show: “However, use of the pavilion will be strictly prohibited due to its structural condition ...
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Police rescind ban on King Saha music show
Uneb probes schools over fake special needs claims: The Uneb chairperson described it as a unique case of examination malpractice, categorising it as fraud
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Uneb probes schools over fake special needs claims
South Sudan shuts down social media for three months: Rights groups have consistently condemned moves to block access, however, describing them as censorship ...
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South Sudan shuts down social media for three months
The Kampala Declaration: Will Africans walk the talk?: With 20.4 percent of Africa's population experiencing hunger and 58 percent facing food insecurity ...
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The Kampala Declaration: Will Africans walk the talk?
Maybe people shouldn’t ‘visit Uganda’ until...: I recognise that he is an outlier because, in most other places in the West, they aren’t always affable ...
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Maybe people shouldn’t ‘visit Uganda’ until...
Managing expectations is a valuable lesson: Life is full of ups and downs, learning how to handle the downs is a valuable lesson that is best learnt sooner ...
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Managing expectations is a valuable lesson
When journalists, academics don’t understand each other: The poor rendering of these worthy academic achievements notwithstanding, there are good reasons for ...
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When journalists, academics don’t understand each other
Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from WHO.#MonitorToon
Results released yesterday show that candidates who sat the 2024 PLE scored fewer distinctions but achieved better overall performance than their 2023 ... Show more
Baby dies after taxi overturns on Kabale-Mbarara road, seven injured : This is the second serious crash reported at the same spot in less than a month ...
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Baby dies after taxi overturns on Kabale-Mbarara road, seven injured 
Zimbabwe fears US withdrawal from WHO will hit HIV/AIDS programmes: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the U.S. withdrawal after his ...
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Zimbabwe fears US withdrawal from WHO will hit HIV/AIDS programmes
Tayebwa directs MPs on human rights committee to visit Besigye: The proposal to dispatch the committee was specifically put forward by Bugiri Municipality ...
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Tayebwa directs MPs on human rights committee to visit Besigye
Museveni threatens to arrest land speculators in impoverished Busoga: Mr Museveni observed that many residents in such areas have been crying foul after ...
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Museveni threatens to arrest land speculators in impoverished Busoga
Why am I feeling grief after leaving a toxic marriage?: Grief is a natural response. Allow yourself to feel without judgment
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Why am I feeling grief after leaving a toxic marriage?
I don’t want to see people in poverty- Museveni : Mr Museveni, 80, wondered why some people in Busoga remain poor as others prosper given his government’s ...
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I don’t want to see people in poverty- Museveni 
WATCH: Pupils of Bright Junior School Makerere dance with their teachers in jubilation as they celebrate their #PLE2024 results ... Show more
What's at stake as Trump new era bites health sector: USA pulling out as a partner of WHO will significantly affect funding to the UN agency ...
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What's at stake as Trump new era bites health sector
WATCH: Pupils of Tropical Primary School celebrate their top student, Kiir Asheikh, a South Sudanese refugee, who scored 8 aggregates in #PLE2024 ... Show more
"In 2024, analysis by gender shows that 378,709 (47.5%) boys were registered compared to 418,750 (52.5%) girls, indicating that more girls than boys ... Show more
"A total of 797,444 candidates from 14,883 centres registered for #PLE2024 compared to 749,347 in 2023. Of this number, 524,025 (65.7%) from 11 ... Show more
"A worrying development has been noticed in a few schools that are registering perfectly normal pupils to be recognised as special needs candidates ... Show more
Uneb raises red flag on special needs exploitation, sets date for S.1 reporting: To those learners whose PLE results have not met their expectations ...
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Uneb raises red flag on special needs exploitation, sets date for S ...
Govt should encourage bank mergers, says Byarugaba : Richard Byarugaba says the banking sector remains fragmented with numerous players ...
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Govt should encourage bank mergers, says Byarugaba 
2024 PLE: Boys outperform girls as overall pass rate improves to 91.8 per cent: "The failure rates have decreased, although there is a slight drop in the number ...
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2024 PLE: Boys outperform girls as overall pass rate improves to 91 ...
.Janet Museveni: I want to call upon headteachers and School Management Committees to pay attention to the problem of learner dropout ... Show more
.Janet Museveni: It is good to note that our Universal Education Policy, has enabled more children to attend school, as seen from the significant increase in ... Show more
Entebbe's new taxi park opens, promising better livelihoods for residents: The mayor dismissed allegations that municipal staff had allocated themselves ...
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Entebbe's new taxi park opens, promising better livelihoods for ...
"UNEB continues to battle with the malady of examination malpractice, the magnitude of which is worse at the PLE level, perhaps ... Show more
Budaka registers drop in Sickle cell disease cases: Statistics from the district health department indicate that in 2023, suspected cases of sickle cells stood ...
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Budaka registers drop in Sickle cell disease cases
All is set for the release of #PLE2024 results at State Lodge, Nakasero.#MonitorUpdates 📸: UNEB
Kanungu mob lynches man for stealing Shs300,000,  mutilates body : Police visited and documented the crime scene and transported the body to Kanungu Katate ...
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Kanungu mob lynches man for stealing Shs300,000,  mutilates body 
Kyabazinga leads fight against teen pregnancies: Busoga Kingdom says the appointment of Kyabazinga as a lead person in curbing teenage pregnancy inspires young ...
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Kyabazinga leads fight against teen pregnancies
Malaba border congestion eases as government deploys more staff: Mr Stephen Olupot suggested that the government should consistently deploy enough staff to ...
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Malaba border congestion eases as government deploys more staff
Uganda's beauty is unique, Museveni tells Emirates team: President Museveni warmly welcomed the delegation to Uganda
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Uganda's beauty is unique, Museveni tells Emirates team
How phones have become our closest companions: While smartphones keep us constantly connected, this has changed how we engage with others ...
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How phones have become our closest companions
School fees pressure and the smart way to beat it: This is about shifting from reactive, last-minute fixes to proactive, forward-thinking planning
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School fees pressure and the smart way to beat it
Two nominees selected to replace Bishop Tamale: The two candidates were selected during a meeting in Masaka City on Tuesday morning
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Two nominees selected to replace Bishop Tamale
Uganda receives 10,000 doses of Mpox vaccines: The consignment arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Wednsday afternoon
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Uganda receives 10,000 doses of Mpox vaccines
The digital economy: Opportunities and pitfalls: A polite notice at the bank always tells you the ATM is temporarily down, but then you realise it's down every ...
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The digital economy: Opportunities and pitfalls
Govt tips cultural leaders on 2026 polls: Government has tasked the country’s cultural leaders to tame possible political violence and ensure peaceful campaigns
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Govt tips cultural leaders on 2026 polls
Take part in voter register update: A clean register is the first step for a free and fair election. Many times, vote rigging starts from the register ...
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Take part in voter register update
15% procurement budget reserved for special groups: This is meant to enhance social inclusion, the government has implemented reservation schemes aimed at ...
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15% procurement budget reserved for special groups
Passengers stranded in Nairobi as airlines suspend flights to Mogadishu: Within Somalia, some airlines operated normally, including flights to Baidoa ...
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Passengers stranded in Nairobi as airlines suspend flights to Mogadishu
Rwanda police bust ‘porn distribution ring’: Distributing pornographic material via computers or other digital networks is punishable by imprisonment for three ...
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Rwanda police bust ‘porn distribution ring’
Kidney patients paying the price E-paper: epaper.nation.africa/ug#MonitorUpdates #TruthEveryDay
Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if Ukraine deal not reached: "If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of ...
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Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if Ukraine deal not reached
In a world full of flashing lights, can we rediscover and enjoy boredom?: We had hardly played 10 minutes when a player poked the ball with a hoof roughened and ...
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In a world full of flashing lights, can we rediscover and enjoy boredom?