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NILE POST The PAC-COSASE chairperson has asked the Speaker of Parliament to revoke a directive issued during the 11th Parliament that he says prevented the committee from examining audit matters of some government entities. The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE), Nkunyingi […]

Initial recipients of the six monthly injection are due for their second dose in October. URN Experts have urged those who already received their first injection of the twice-yearly HIV preventing drug Lenacapavir to consider using combination prevention options, warning that the game changer injection is not a vaccine. The […]

Arua City RCC Rt Maj Betty Akello Otekat, holding spade during the launch of National Cleaning Day at Mayors Gardens in Arua City on Saturday July 25, 2025 (Photo: Onzoma Albert) By Onzoma Albert Arua City Arua City today joined other local governments nationwide in observing the newly declared National […]

By Onzoma Albert Arua City The Environment officers and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) have welcomed the newly mandated National Cleaning Days (NACDs) initiative. This policy, officially launched via Cabinet Circular No. 1 of 2026 by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, mandates all citizens, businesses, and institutions to participate in […]

Arua district RDC Gorre Goffin addressing the district leaders on Thursday. Photo by Morish Dramadri By Morish Dramadri Arua City Arua Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Gorre Goffin has criticized the district’s political and technical leadership for investing Shs1 billion released by the Ministry of Local Government to relocate the district […]

Representatives of the Uganda Law Society address the media during a press conference at the Gulu Legal Aid Clinic. By Proscovia Achomo Gulu City The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has announced free legal representation for victims and families affected by the deadly Opit Travelers bus crash, as part of activities […]

Parliament in session. NILE POST Members of Parliament on Thursday received Shs300 million each as a car grant, but the payment has triggered questions within the House after legislators noted that the amount was lower than what had been approved. The money was deposited directly into the accounts of all […]

BBC Nicaragua’s government-controlled National Assembly is debating whether to bar opposition parties from running in elections and will vote on the matter in the first week of August. The move comes just days after President Daniel Ortega said that there “will be no more elections for them [the opposition] to […]

Junior athletes from kitgum and Lutuk Taekwondo clubs showcasing their talent during spiring By Odong Stephen Gulu City Kitgum Taekwondo Club emerged as the overall champions of the 2026 International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Northern Uganda Championship, which took place from Saturday, July 11, to Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Bermuda […]

Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara URN The Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) has challenged the recent wave of public arrests of district engineers during anti-corruption operations. The engineers’ professional body argues that while corruption in public works must be confronted, government risks overlooking the deeper structural problems responsible for […]