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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Samuel Muhimba |Shamim Nabakooza |Jacobs Seaman Odongo
There’s nothing worse than looking back at your life and realising you misused money that could have changed your future. Last week, we talked about giving your money a job. I hope your wallet had a productive week. But now, let’s talk about something even more crucial—discipline. Because, let’s be honest, we don’t just have a money problem in Uganda. We have a money management problem.
I see it every day. People making decent money but living like they’re broke.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Samuel Muhimba |Shamim Nabakooza |Jacobs Seaman Odongo
The attack, which occurred at around 3am at his residence on campus, left Kitumba, his wife, and children nursing serious injuries. Police have arrested a suspect and recovered stolen household items following a violent robbery at the home of former Makerere University Director of ICT Support, Eng. Frank Kitumba.
The attack, which occurred at around 3am at his residence on campus, left Kitumba, his wife, and children nursing serious injuries.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Samuel Muhimba |Shamim Nabakooza |Jacobs Seaman Odongo
No Excerpt China Town, a supermarket in Kampala has opened a new store at Akamwesi Mall along the Kampala- Gayaza Road.
Speaking during the opening ceremony on Thursday, Kawempe Division Resident City Commissioner, Hajji Noor Njuki Mbabali hailed the Chinese store for creating employment for Ugandans but also providing products at a relatively lower price than others.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Samuel Muhimba |Shamim Nabakooza |Kenneth Kazibwe |Jacobs Seaman Odongo
No Excerpt The State Minister for Sports, Peter Ogwang has called on the government to financially support KCCA FC in completing the MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo.
In 2021, KCCA FC hired Sarjan Construction to upgrade the stadium, which included the addition of a VIP stand.
However, the club, which had initially projected to finish the construction works by 2023, has faced several setbacks, such as design changes, logistical issues, and unexpected scheduling conflicts.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Shamim Nabakooza |Kenneth Kazibwe |Jacobs Seaman Odongo |Hakim Kanyere
Henry Musasizi, Minister of State for Finance, presented the seven Tax Bills to Parliament’s Finance Committee, outlining the government’s strategies to boost revenue amidst economic pressures. The Ugandan Ministry of Finance has proposed significant tax hikes on cigarettes, locally brewed beer, and imported goods, aiming to generate billions of shillings for infrastructure development and public health initiatives.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Shamim Nabakooza |Jacobs Seaman Odongo |Hakim Kanyere
No Excerpt Liberty Life Assurance has partnered with Equity Bank and Turaco Insurance Brokers Limited to introduce a new insurance product that will see members reimbursed with cash for every night spent in hospital.
Named Equi-life, the product is designed to enhance the financial security of Uganda's impoverished and underprivileged population but also to address the stark reality that only 1% of Ugandans have formal insurance, according to an FSD Uganda 2018 report.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Samuel Muhimba |Jacobs Seaman Odongo |Kenneth Kazibwe |Shamim Nabakooza
Geosteady, one of Uganda's most talented RnB artists, has been battling depression arising out of drug addiction Fashion model Judith Heard has urged an end to the glamorisation of drug substances, emphasizing that they are silently destroying lives.
In an April 1, 2025, social media post, Heard highlighted the silent suffering caused by drug addiction and called for increased efforts to assist those struggling with substance abuse.
"Let’s stop glamorizing substances.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Jacobs Seaman Odongo |Kenneth Kazibwe |Shamim Nabakooza |Samuel Muhimba
No Excerpt BBC | The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is launching an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced as a result of last week's powerful earthquake which struck Myanmar and the wider region. Made up of 15 UK aid agencies, including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children, the DEC is asking the British public for donations before the monsoon season arrives in two months.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Jacobs Seaman Odongo |Kenneth Kazibwe |Shamim Nabakooza |Samuel Muhimba
This is the second time in two months that Kitumba has been targeted. In the previous attack, thugs vandalised his house and smashed his car windows using pickhoes and hammers. Former Makerere University Director of ICT Support, Frank Kitumba, is nursing serious injuries after thugs broke into his home in the campus and beat him and his wife, and children black and blue.
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3 weeks ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Shamim Nabakooza |Samuel Muhimba |Victor Tayebwa
No Excerpt BBC | An Indian court is due to hear a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's social media company X, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of misusing the law to censor content on its platform. Last month, X sued the government saying a new website - Sahyog - launched by the federal home ministry last year, was being used to expand its censorship powers and take down content.
