Kampala, Uganda | URN | Military personnel have finally withdrawn from the premises of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda, ending a physical occupation of the media house’s offices. When soldiers first sealed off the company on June 28, they were deployed in large numbers at NMG’s headquarters in Namuwongo and …
Read More »NMG begins phased return after UCC clearance
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nation Media Group Uganda (NMG Uganda) has begun a phased return to operations after receiving official clearance from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to resume business following a month-long shutdown. The media house resumed operations this morning with digital publishing as engineers and technical teams …
Read More »NMG staff to work remotely as company assesses offices for full reopening
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda staff will continue working remotely as the company assesses its offices before allowing employees to return following the resumption of operations. The directive was communicated to employees after the media house announced the restoration of its television, radio, print and …
Read More »NMG resume operations
Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has cleared the way for Nation Media Group (NMG) to resume operations in Uganda, ending over a month’s long restrictions that had forced the regional media giant to suspend its activities in the country. The announcement was made Tuesday by Tanzania-based Taifa …
Read More »Daily Monitor closure deepens Uganda’s print media crisis
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The closure of the Daily Monitor has not delivered the expected boost for competing newspapers. Instead, it has exposed the deeper challenges facing Uganda’s print media industry, with many loyal readers abandoning newspapers altogether rather than switching to alternative titles. The Daily Monitor and other …
Read More »News consumers miss NTV, Daily Monitor
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nearly a month after the closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda, many viewers, listeners and readers say they have lost access to trusted news sources. Audiences of NTV Uganda, Spark TV, KFM, Dembe FM and Daily Monitor told Uganda Radio Network they have either stopped …
Read More »UCC still investigating NMG closure amid reopening talks
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says investigations into the closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda are still ongoing, urging the public to wait for the outcome of what it describes as a security inquiry amid growing speculation that the media house could soon resume …
Read More »CDF SPOKESMAN: NMG pledges more patriotic and balanced journalism
Entebbe, Uganda | URN | Col Chris Magezi, the military assistant to the Chief of Defence Forces UPDF, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has released a statement, indicating that Nation Media Group (NMG) management is “committing to adopting a more patriotic, balanced, and objective approach to their journalism moving forward.” In his statement, …
Read More »ICT Minister: NMG closure is subject of security inquiry
Kampala, Uganda | URN | According to the minister, the inquiry involves the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Uganda Police Force, other security agencies and technical experts. The government has, for the first time since security agencies shut down Nation Media Group (NMG), …
Read More »Siege as soldiers stand guard at NMG Offices
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Residents and small business operators around Nation Media Group (NMG) offices in Namuwongo have described scenes of fear and uncertainty after armed soldiers mounted an overnight operation that shut down the Daily Monitor newspaper, KFM and Dembe FM Sunday morning. The same operation also …
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