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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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NWSC chief urges Ugandan engineers to focus on innovation, self-reliance

by LILIAN MUWONGE | UG STANDARD REPORTER

16/09/2025

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Kiira Motors Unveils Plug-in Hybrid SUV Concept

by LILIAN MUWONGE | UG STANDARD REPORTER

16/09/2025

David and Deborah Mutaaga, aged 69 and 62, were stabbed to death in their Entebbe home. Police are investigating the crime, which showed no signs of forced entry.

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Police Raise Bounty to 60 Million Shillings in Mutaaga Murder Case

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

16/09/2025

Nsereko Kiwanuka, the son of prominent Ugandan businessman Mohan Kiwanuka and former minister Maria Kiwanuka, was found dead in his apartment in Washington, D.C. He was 34.

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Minister Maria Kiwanuka son who died in the US to be buried Wednesday

by KELVIN AMANDA | TECH WRITER

16/09/2025

EDUCATION

Panelists representing government and nonprofit organizations on a panel discussion at a conference in Kampala, Uganda, discussing improvements in education.

EDUCATION

Uganda urged to partner with Non-State groups to improve education

15/09/2025

Mudi Kangave is an accomplished Author, dedicated Teacher, experienced Teacher Trainer, and the esteemed National Chairperson of the Private Teachers Platform Uganda

EDUCATION

Teaching the headquarters of poverty in Ugand

14/09/2025

EDUCATION

Education ministry calls for more digital solutions to track school fees

05/09/2025

Sarah Kagingo, the Vice Board Chairperson of Private Sector Foundation handing a shield of excellence to Sumaya Girls patron teacher.

EDUCATION

Sumayya Girls High School Crowned Stanbic National Schools Championship Season 10 Winners

02/09/2025

OpED

Turning deserts into fields of hope

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

15/09/2025

A tree and vegetation in the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. [Photo: VCG]

OpED

Desertification is a global crisis threatening the livelihoods of 3.2 billion people worldwide. In China’s Xinjiang, four decades of determined...

Planned acquisition of land in Bulambuli for a solar project and resettlement: Is NEMA not playing double standards in determining what a wetland is?

by ROGERS WADADA | GUEST WRITER

14/09/2025

Mr. Roger Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy).

FEATURES

Mr. Rogers Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy). For a while now, there has been...

Women turning waste into climate justice: Briquette Innovation in Kizugu Cell, Kasese District

by HELLEN MASIKA | GUEST WRITER

14/09/2025

FEATURES

Hellen Masika is a Community Mobilizer at Centre for Citizens Conserving Environment & Management (CECIC) Women in Kizugu Cell, Nyamwamba...

Click to Pay: Frictionless Payments for the Digital Consumer

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

14/09/2025

OpED

Online commerce continues to boom, with more ways to pay online being added every year. BNPL, Stablecoins and Scan to...

100 Ugandans Graduate from CNOOC Technical Training Program

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

12/09/2025

Business

CNOOC Uganda Limited is investing in the country's future, as 100 participants gain certified skills in a program designed to boost local talent in key industries. HOIMA, Uganda – One hundred Ugandans have graduated with internationally recognized skills from a...

Uganda’s UNOC Nears $4 Billion Oil Refinery Deal

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

08/09/2025

Sheik Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Marktoum’s company called Alpha MBM last year made a partnership with Uganda government to develop a $4 billion oil refinery.

FEATURES

President Kaguta Museveni has encouraged TotalEnergies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Uganda's oil and Gas companies to go ahead with the EACOP and refinery (PHOTO/PPU/UG Standard). KAMPALA, UGANDA — The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is poised to sign Front-End Engineering...

CNOOC awaits govt nod to begin oil production at Kingfisher

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

25/08/2025

Business

The most advanced Chinese oil drilling equipment in the oil and gas industry exploration and development sector represented by the ‘Drilog and Welleader’ system and the land rig ‘LR8001’ at the Kingfisher Oil fields. KAMPALA, Uganda — China National Offshore...

Adrin Asingwire, Public Relations Manager, Universal Multipurpose Enterprises, owners of Affordable Housing projects in Uganda

Affordable Housing: Bridging the Gap Between Dreams and Reality

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

04/09/2025

Adrin Asingwire, Public Relations Manager, Universal Multipurpose Enterprises, owners of Affordable Housing projects in Uganda Uganda’s population continues to grow rapidly, and...