Uganda: Govt Targets 10.2% Growth as Musasizi Reads Shs84.4 Trillion Budget

Uganda: Govt Targets 10.2% Growth as Musasizi Reads Shs84.4 Trillion Budget

KAMPALA, Uganda, June 13, 2026/APO Group/ — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has unveiled a Shs84.4 trillion national budget framework for the 2026/2027 financial year, projecting strong economic growth of 10.2 percent as government leans on oil production, infrastructure development, agriculture and industrial expansion to accelerate economic transformation. Presenting the budget on behalf of President Yoweri…

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Akamkpa, Akpabuyo Communities Demand Greater Benefits, Accountability from Limestone Mining

Akamkpa, Akpabuyo Communities Demand Greater Benefits, Accountability from Limestone Mining

By Frank Ulom and Borda Mining host communities in Cross River State have renewed calls for greater participation, transparency and benefits from limestone mining operations in Akamkpa and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas, alleging years of environmental degradation, inadequate compensation and exclusion from key decisions affecting their lands. The demands were made during a community dialogue…

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OPINION: If NNPC Generated N54tn, How Did N210tn Go Missing?

OPINION: If NNPC Generated N54tn, How Did N210tn Go Missing?

[mc4wp_form id=33047] The allegation that over N210tn is unaccounted for in the books of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has understandably generated outrage, public suspicion, and intense media attention. Given Nigeria’s troubled history of opacity in the management of oil revenues, such claims naturally provoke strong reactions. However, while public institutions must always…

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