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Mubs lecturers announce salary strike

Our ReporterOctober 5, 2020October 6, 2020

Makerere University Business School (Mubs) academic staff have announced a strike over salary disparities. The announcement comes only 10 days to the reopening of semester for final year students. Students...

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Lecturers, varsity staff strike over Shs150bn salary arrears

Our ReporterAugust 3, 2019August 3, 2019

Academic and non-teaching staff from all public universities announced a new strike on Thursday citing government delays in the promised salary enhancement. Dr Grace Lubaale, the chairperson of the Forum...

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Makerere lecturers call off strike

Our ReporterFebruary 15, 2019

Makerere University lecturers have agreed to end the sit-down strike that has been on-going since the start of the second semester. The staff made the resolution during a Joint General...

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Students refusing to attend lectures, says Nawangwe

Our ReporterJanuary 31, 2019

Makerere university administration says while lecturers are present to teach, the students are not coming to attend lectures. In a tweet Wednesday, Makerere Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe‏ lauded staff...

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EADB flies 8 teachers, lecturers to US on STEM course

Our ReporterAugust 29, 2018

The East African Development Bank (EADB) has held a farewell event for the 8 successful teachers from the East African region who will make up the third cohort of the...

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Gulu varsity exam riot: lecturers demand Shs700m

Our ReporterDecember 5, 2017

Tensions are still high at Gulu University following a student riot over the institution’s failure to conduct exams. The exams were supposed to kick off on Monday at the peak...

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Muteesa I Royal University lecturers on strike

Our ReporterOctober 11, 2017October 11, 2017

Lecturers at Muteesa I Royal University have gone on strike demanding payment of salary arrears. The lecturers also accuse the Vice Chancellor (VC), Dr Arthur Sserwanga, of promoting divisions among...

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Kyambogo lecturers strike over salaries

Our ReporterMay 31, 2017May 31, 2017

Kyambogo university lecturers are on strike protesting the failure by administration to clear their salaries and allowances. The over 700 lecturers declared their strike on Tuesday after the university administration...