Teachers of the Ganta United Methodist School have threatened to stage a go-slow action if their two months salary arrears are not settled.

Reports from around the country indicate that the army is at the forefront of the violence against innocent civilians and opposition officials.

State Minister for Microfinance, General Salim Saleh will crown Ndejje University's 2007 Sportsman of the Year at a gala scheduled for May 18 at the institution's main campus in Luweero.

Teachers of Bat Valley Primary School yesterday morning foiled plans by former owners to make repair works on the dilapidated structures ahead of opening of the new school term.

While on his visit to Uganda, Senegalese Superstar Akon joined Celtel Uganda in a social responsibility campaign.

The Rector of the Polytechnic of Namibia Dr Tjama Tjivikua, has called on students and other young people to change their behaviour in the face of a ravaging HIV/AIDS epidemic.

THE turf war between Swapo and the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) spilled over to a school when parents at an Okahao school demanded the removal of the principal.

DEPUTY Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Imasuen, said yesterday that the state government has set aside the sum of N80million for disbursement of bursary to the state indigenes in tertiary institutions across the nation.

ONE of the cardinal points of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo during his electioneering campaign was education.

The Parliamentary Committee on Education Research and Technology will monitor the implementation of the free tuition in secondary schools.

PARLIAMENT yesterday passed the Education Bill 2007, which recommends the teaching of religious education in schools. However, MPs rejected a proposal by the Uganda Joint Christian Council and the Uganda Muslim Education Association to make the subject compulsory in schools.

COTTON ginners have asked the Government to establish a fully-fledged tertiary training institute in textile and clothing technology. "This shall gradually resolve the problem of lack of trained textile technicians and engineers to fast-track the process of creating more jobs,"

MAPUNGUBWE, the Limpopo hill that was home to the largest kingdom in sub-Saharan Africa before it was abandoned in the 1300s, has been swathed in controversy since its re-discovery by the University of Pretoria (UP) in 1933. That controversy seems

MAKERERE University wants a supplier to install a clean agent fire suppression system for its data centre. A clean agent fire suppression is used in conventional water sprinkling systems to put out fires.

VANGUARD Zonal Sales Coordinator for South East, Chief James .C. Unoka has been elected the national president of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Alumni Association.

THE soaring food prices have strained the budget of Makerere University, forcing the administration to cut down on students' meals.Besides reducing the quantity of food served, the university has also revised the menu at various halls of residence.

Government will embark on a drive to ensure Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed companies fully comply with employment equity legislation in the next few weeks.

The 3rd Oba Erediauwa Badminton Championship, taking place in Benin City, Edo State, served off yesterday with some qualifying matches to get into the money spinning stage.

Those who nurse the hope that the nation will soon get back on the right track may yet wait a little longer as the signs on the wall do not suggest that even the next generation of leaders are imbibing

The Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) has given Gatsibo District, Eastern Province, Frw 800 million to pilot a 9-year basic education project, district Mayor John Murego has confirmed. He said this Tuesday during a workshop on the 9 Years Basic Education