Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has phased out physical registration and licensing of schools, transitioning the entire process to the EMIS (Education Management Information System) effective next year. Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, said that this initiative, set to be …
Read More »Education suspends licensing of new nurse training institutions
Kampala, Uganda | TE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has decided to suspend the registration and licensing of new nursing and midwifery institutions across the country. Dr. Safinah Musene Kisu, the commissioner in charge of health training at the Ministry of Education said following concern about the influx of nursing …
Read More »New licensing round for oil exploration in 2019
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new exploration window for oil exploration in the Lake Albert Basin will be in 2019. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Robert Kasande, revealed this at the 4th Oil and Gas Convention ongoing in Kampala. Giving an update on …
Read More »Uganda finally announces first petroleum exploration licensing round
Uganda has finally announced the country’s first open competitive licensing round for petroleum exploration in six blocks covering almost 3000 sq km along the country’s western frontier. Speaking to journalists at the energy ministry’s headquarters in Kampala on Feb. 24, Eng. Irene Muloni, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development …
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