Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Nurses and Midwifery Examinations Board-UNMEB has recorded its second case of examination malpractices in the December 2020 examinations. According to the results issued on Thursday afternoon at Statehouse Entebbe, the board recorded eight cases of malpractice. Helen Mukakarisa Kataratambi, the Executive Secretary UNMEB …
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Should exams body maintain or relax standards for COVID-19 affected candidates? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Stakes normally go a notch higher during national examinations as grades garnered in these tests endorse and set-up students to move from one level of formal education to another or even go straight …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pineapple processing factory in Ntungamo district has halted its operation, just a year after it was commissioned. The Shillings 1.4 billion fruits factory belonging to Nyakihanga Fruits and Vegetable Grower’s Cooperative Society suspended its operation at the beginning of February 2021. Nathan Mutungi, the …
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Educationalists maintain pre-school is critical in children’s physical, mental and psycho-social development Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | How do you home-school a three year old without going nuts? Maximum respect to kindergarten teachers,” a young Ugandan mother posted on her Facebook page on Feb.11. Thousands of Ugandan parents have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The indefinite suspension of the re-opening of the nursery schools will hurt the foundation of schooling according to teachers. Last week, Education Minister Janet Museveni said nursery schools handling children aged three to six will remain closed throughout the Covid-19 season. She explained that this …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pre-primary teachers under their umbrella, the National Private Educational Institutions Association are seeking audience with the Ministry of Education over the decision by the government to close pre-primary schools. Last week, the Education Minister Janet Museveni said nursery schools handling children aged three to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB wants the forthcoming cycle of examinations to be carried out under a new law which was passed by Parliament on Thursday. The new Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB Bill which seeks to repeal the 1983 Act creates reforms relating to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has said that as schools reopen for Non-Candidates, the main focus will be put on covering the required content and syllabus for different classes rather than tracing the lost calendar. The Ministry was responding to concerns raised earlier …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has not yet given up on their idea of buying and distributing radio sets to facilitate what they have termed as long-distance learning. While addressing journalists at Nakasero statehouse on Friday afternoon, the education minister, First Lady Janet Museveni …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has called off plans to receive first year students this weekend following a directive from President Yoweri Museveni that a review of full re-opening by all schools be reviewed after three months. Professor Mary Okwakol of the National Council for Higher Education …
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