Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of students at Gulu University’s Faculty of Agriculture and Environment will receive training to breed black soldier fly larvae for poultry feed production using unsold mango pulps. The University produced 12 tons of mango pulp in a pilot project last year which was …
Read More »Gulu University guild dismisses cabinet officials over corruption
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu University Guild President Thomas Lapyem, has sacked three top officials of his cabinet for alleged corruption. They are Brenda Winny Atim, the Vice Guild President, Nelson Balaza, the Guild Prime Minister, and the guild finance minister Allan Erasmus Ongom. In his June 14th, 2022 …
Read More »Gulu scientists use waterbuck stench to repel tsetse flies
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An innovation by scientists from Gulu University could help save livestock farmers in Northern Uganda from the risks of losing their animals to Nagana, a livestock disease spread by infected tsetse flies. The scientists led by Prof. Richard Echodu, the Director of Gulu University Multifunctional Research …
Read More »Gulu University management, student leaders to meet over guild president impeachment
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University management is set to hold meetings with student leaders over their grievances against the University Guild President Thomas Lapyem Awany. The student leaders last week resolved to expel Lapyem from holding functions of the Guild President and transferred the powers to his vice, …
Read More »Gulu University dean of students demands reinstatement
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christopher Mwetale Mpora, the Gulu University Dean of Students is demanding to be reinstated in office. Mpora was in April last year arrested and charged with three counts of theft, forgery, and uttering a false document following complaints lodged before the court by Mildred Anena Alou, …
Read More »Gulu University to process wine from mango pulp
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University plans to process wine from about nine tons of mango pulp that have remained unsold. The University got 12 tons of mango pulp in July last year after processing about 33 tons of fresh mangoes through a mobile pulp extraction machine hired from …
Read More »Gulu University to receive Covilyce-1 funding next financial year
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University will receive funding from the government for Covilyce-1, a poly-herbal concoction developed for Covid-19 treatment, in the next financial year. This was revealed by the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Dr. Monica Musenero. Dr. Musenero says the fund for the herbal concoction has …
Read More »Oulanyah to be awarded posthumous honorary PhD
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University is set to award a Posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Law to former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. The move initiated by the government through the Ministry of Education and Sports seeks to recognize the fallen speaker’s contribution to legal practice in the country. …
Read More »Lack of funding cripples Covilyce-1 clinical trials
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University is yet to receive funding from government to support the clinical trials for Covilyce-1, a supportive herbal treatment for COVID-19. This comes nearly eight months after President Yoweri Museveni authorized the release of Shillings 3.7 billion to support the clinical trials for Covilyce-1. …
Read More »Gulu University dean of students sentenced to community service over forgery
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu University Dean of students Christopher Mpora has been convicted and sentenced to one month of community service over forgery and uttering a false document. Mpora was sentenced on Thursday by the Gulu Grade One Magistrate Christine Turibamwe. He was charged with three counts …
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