Business & Finance
Foodstuff vendors operating from either side of the road at Duhaga Roundabout in West Division, Hoima City want the government to allocate them a permanent market to avoid frequent evictions from their selling places for other developments. The vendors say routine dislodgments disrupt their business enterprises and dispossess them of their customers, thus, affecting their […]
The Executive Director (ED) of the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS), Dr Samuel Mugasi, has urged members of the media fraternity to support government in spreading the message of embracing farming as a business especially among the youth. While addressing editors and reporters from different media houses during a sensitisation meeting on NAADS new strategic […]
Hoima is among the 12 districts where Airtel Uganda has switched on its new 29 masts countrywide. Other districts include Kabarole, Mbarara, Gulu, Kampala, Jinja, Bushenyi, Luwero, Moroto, Wakiso, Rukungiri and isingiro. The additional masts are part of the growing physical and virtual infrastructure of Airtel, according to the Networks Director, Mr Agarwal Rajesh. He […]
The Tilenga Project in Buliisa and Nwoya District is soon to be provided financial support from Ecobank Uganda, according to the bank’s Managing Director, Ms Grace Muliisa. The Tilenga Project is planned to develop nine fields including Kasamene, Wairindi, Kigogole, Nsoga, Ngege, Ngara, Jobi-Rii, Ngiri and Gunya. Ms Muliisa told reporters that Ecobank Uganda, a […]
Maisha Development Initiative (MAIDI) has started mobilising stakeholders to intensify the fight against HIV spread, unemployment and abortion among other issues affecting the youth. The organisation looks to realise the dream through outreach training in income generating activities and sensitisation about the dangers of abortion and the HIV/AIDS scourge not only in Hoima but the […]
The Western Bahr el Ghazal State parliament has summoned two state ministers and the Raja County commissioner to answer questions about alleged illegal gold mining in Raja County’s far west. Those summoned are the state trade minister Akol Majok Rok, local government minister Ibrahim Suru Ibrahim and Commissioner Addison Arcangelo of Raja County. The state […]
Vendors shun Kibiingo market over uncontrolled sales in ungazetted areas The number of vendors in Kibiingo market, West Division in Hoima City, has reduced from 50 to nine following the uncontrolled sales in ungazetted places outside the market. This has led to a small number of buyers into the market, slow business and low profits […]
The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Ms Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny, has encouraged and called upon development partners to enhance varied skilling initiatives aimed to address youth unemployment challenges in the country as they supplement government skilling programmes. The minister said through such initiatives, the youth will be able to acquire life skills, create self-employment opportunities […]
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