Ugasite

Over 200 farmers benefit from NARO program to grow bio-fortified bean seeds

Ugasite Feb 8, 2023

‘’Growing up, I had the mindset that beans even though you just scatter them in the garden they will sprout and grow up to the time of their harvest,’’ Tabu Kazimiro, 40, a farmer in Vurra Sub County in Arua district says.

Education

First Lady cautions schools on exam malpractice

Ugasite Jan 27, 2023

‘’All those engaged in examination malpractice, please know that it will not be business as usual now because the UNEB Act 2021 is out and provides for punitive action for those found guilty, of participating and condoning this practice. This year we registered several suspected cases of external assistance to candidates,’’ Museveni said.

Education

PLE: Boys outperformed girls last year

Ugasite Jan 27, 2023

PLE was conducted on November 8th and 9th, 2022, with a total of 832,810 candidates registered from 14,153 examination centers. 51.9 percent of the total registered candidates were females and 48.1 percent were males. 583,769 were funded under the Universal Primary Education-UPE program, and 249,041 were non-UPE candidates.

Education

PLE to be released on Friday – says UNEB

Ugasite Jan 25, 2023

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) will be released this Friday 27th January, 2023 at 11:00am.

Education

UNEB: Four remanded for exam malpractice

Ugasite Jan 20, 2023

"They have been charged with aiding and abetting examination malpractice, contrary to Section 36 of the UNEB Act 2021. They are also charged with another account of examination material/ information contrary to section 25 of the UNEB Act."

Education

Parliament directs MoE to regulate school fees increment

Ugasite Jan 17, 2023

"Any such school fees increment will be in total disregard of the prevailing socio-economic realities. As such, I call upon gov't to prudently exercise its regulatory role in ensuring that no such arbitrary school fees increments are effected," she added.

Education

King’s College Budo fires teacher for Sodomizing students

Ugasite Jan 17, 2023

"Whereas we registered a sodomy complaint by the said student and had erroneously suspended him, we later conducted thorough investigations and established more facts. Accordingly, an apology was conveyed to the parent, with regret."

Education

UNEB to conduct nationwide learners’ registration in secondary schools

Ugasite Jan 17, 2023

"UNEB will communicate to schools on the modalities of submitting the CA scores and the body will also uniquely identify learners during the process of CA , necessitating learners' NINs," Waiswa said schools without UNEB CA centres numbers will be required to apply for them accordingly.