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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Victoria M Atino |Pedson Mumbere |Ivan R. Mugisha
No Excerpt The Executive Director and Chief Statistician of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Dr. Chris Mukiza, has called for professional independence within the statistics fraternity.
He made this call while making his submission at the recently concluded 56th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Statistical Commission in New York.
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1 month ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |Victoria M Atino |Pedson Mumbere |Ivan R. Mugisha
No Excerpt Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and Joe Walker are raising road safety awareness with the fourth edition of the Joe Walker Road Safety Walk which began on Monday, February 24 to March 7,2025.
The initiative is part of a continued partnership between CCBU and road safety advocate Joseph Beyanga, also known as Joe Walker.
CCBU once again served as the official hydration partner, ensuring that participants remained refreshed throughout the journey.
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2 months ago | 
nilepost.co.ug | Victoria M Atino |Carolinah Nakibuule |Elizabeth Tendo |Henry Mugenyi
No Excerpt BBC | President Trump has spent the day attacking Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a "dictator" and deepening the rift between the two leaders. His attacks came after Zelensky, reacting to US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia from which Kyiv was excluded, said the US president was "living in a disinformation space" governed by Moscow.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
nilepost.co.ug | Kenneth Kazibwe |David Ochieng |Victoria M Atino |Samuel Muhimba
Business --> No Excerpt Uganda has preserved its fourth-place ranking in the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index for 2024, despite a slight decrease in its overall score from 62 to 63.
The financial index by Absa evaluates financial market development in 23 countries and highlights economies with the most supportive environment for effective markets.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
nilepost.co.ug | Victoria M Atino |Samuel Muhimba
No Excerpt BBC | Former Premier League referee David Coote has said he hid his sexuality during his career, fearing the abuse he would receive for being gay. Coote, 42, said the pressure of his work contributed to the behaviour that led to his sacking by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in December.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
nilepost.co.ug | Fred Ssewajje |Shamim Nabakooza |Priscilla Nakayenze |Victoria M Atino
News --> No Excerpt During his speech at the 39th Liberation Day celebrations in Mubende District, President Museveni ordered banks to immediately stop deducting charges from the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds, stressing that Ugandans are entitled to receive the full amount of Shs1 million.
The President tasked Mubende's Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Peter Ruhweeza, with providing an update on how PDM funds have been utilized in the district.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
nilepost.co.ug | Shamim Nabakooza |Priscilla Nakayenze |Victoria M Atino |Carolinah Nakibuule
News --> The NRA led by Yoweri Museveni captured Kampala 39 years ago to this day and the President says there has been remarkable transformation of the country President Museveni reflected on the country's remarkable progress since the end of the bush war, emphasizing that "there is no doubt change has happened." The theme of the 38th NRA Liberation Anniversary celebrations, “Salutations to those who re-sanctified our Homeland,” honoured the sacrifices made during the war that led to the...
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
nilepost.co.ug | Priscilla Nakayenze |Victoria M Atino |Carolinah Nakibuule |David Ochieng
News --> The Congolese army and peacekeepers are trying to stop an M23 advance on Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. Al Jazeera - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting as the fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group intensifies.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
nilepost.co.ug | Priscilla Nakayenze |Victoria M Atino |Carolinah Nakibuule |David Ochieng
Sports --> No Excerpt The Ugandan National Netball Team, She Cranes, final squad for the upcoming Vitality Nations Netball Cup has been announced.
The Vitality Nations Netball Cup is set to take place from February 1 to 9, 2025 at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.
According to latest developments, six players have been removed from the previously summoned squad.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
nilepost.co.ug | Victoria M Atino |Carolinah Nakibuule |David Ochieng |Richard Oyel
News --> This is not the first time Dr. Ruparelia's contributions have been recognized. He previously received an Honorary Doctor.
