A congressional bill that requires TikTok’s parent company to sell the app or face having it banned in the US has drawn criticism from former US President Donald Trump. During his time in the White House in 2020, Mr. Trump tried to outlaw TikTok, however he now says that the proposal to ban TikTok would give Facebook’s owner, Meta,…
The inspector general of government (IGG) has begun looking into the circumstances surrounding the hiring of certain employees in the ministry of energy. This comes after a whistleblower filed a petition with the IGG on January 8th, alleging that Rose Nanono was hired for a ministry project in 2018 without following the proper procedures. Ms….
Four European nations that are members of the European Union and India have signed a free trade agreement (FTA). According to India’s trade minister, the agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will result in investments worth $100 billion (£77.8 billion). The EFTA is made up of Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The announcement…
The Indian Supreme Court has given a government-owned bank one day to provide information about a contentious program that permitted individuals and businesses to give money to political parties in secret. The State Bank of India (SBI) requested an extension, but by Tuesday at the latest, data must be shared with election officials. By Friday,…
Investigations into how one of their own committed suicide after allegedly blowing shs800,000 that belonged to a suspect in a bet are ongoing. According to Luke Owoyesigyire, a spokesman for the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police, Constable Sadiq Hussein Baguma who was working with Kisoga Police Station in Mukono, was discovered hanging in his home at the…
Hotels in Jinja City, according to the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), aren’t appealing enough to hold national and international conferences. According to the UTB, the official statutory government organization tasked with destination marketing and quality control of Uganda’s tourism facilities, none of the hotel establishments in Jinja City have received their three-star designation. According to…
Legislators are raising concerns about the app’s capacity to spy on and manipulate Americans, which is driving a bill in the House that could make the popular video-sharing app TikTok unavailable in the country. Although White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that the TikTok legislation “still needs some work” before President Joe Biden would…
Equity Bank has launched an investigation into possible fraud involving agent float financing and stock loans. Customers that used mobile banking services made up the majority of those impacted. They claimed that some dishonest people had been able to change their PINs and take money out of their accounts without their knowledge. Equity Bank acknowledged…
While addressing the leaders of the National Women’s Council and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Women’s League at State House-Entebbe, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged women leaders to preach the message of getting everyone into the money economy instead of spending time politicking. “Every homestead must join the money economy with “ekibaaro” and those…
According to research firm Counterpoint, Apple’s iPhone sales in China decreased by 24% in the first six weeks of 2024 when compared to the same period the previous year. It happens at a time when domestic competitors are putting the US tech giant under intense pressure in the nation. According to the report, China’s Huawei…
