Voice of Lango
Education
28 May 2025, 3:00 pm
Alebtong leaders threaten legal action against corrupt head teachers
By Denis Okello Leaders in Alebtong district have issued a stern warning to head teachers of government-aided schools, threatening arrests and legal action in a bid to curb corruption in the education sector. The warning follows a Monday incident in…
26 May 2025, 7:30 pm
Arts teachers in Lango threaten strike over salary disparities
By Denis Okello/Oboke Michael Arts teachers under the Uganda Professional Humanity Teachers Union (UPHTU), Lango branch, have threatened to lay down their tools in protest over poor remuneration. The declaration was made during a union meeting held at Lira Town…
13 May 2025, 6:55 pm
Dokolo gov’t schools share teachers with community schools amid shortage
By Denish Ongora Dokolo district is grappling with a shortage of teachers, forcing government-aided primary schools to share their limited teaching staff with nearby community schools. The district currently has 60 government-aided and eight community-run primary schools. However, it has…
20 January 2025, 10:27 am
Lira University seeks Shs10billion to establish mosquito larvicide plant
By Denish Ongora Lira University is seeking Shs10 billion to establish a mosquito larvicide processing plant aimed at combating malaria by producing an environmentally-friendly mosquito larvicide. The larvicide, developed through research conducted by Icel Solomon, a pharmacy lecturer at the…
17 October 2024, 10:39 am
URSB opens technology and innovation support center at Comboni College
By Michael Ojok The Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) has launched a Technology and Innovation Support Centre at Comboni College in Lira City to foster the growth of science, technology, and innovation among students. During the center’s opening, Bishop Sanctus…
21 August 2024, 6:37 pm
Vice Chair to present Dokolo’s challenges at regional sitting
By Daniel Ongoda Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Education Committee, Molly Asiimwe Musiime, has pledged to present the challenges facing Dokolo district’s education department at the upcoming Northern region parliamentary sitting. Asiimwe, who is also the MP for Rwampara district,…
21 August 2024, 4:42 pm
Aninolal parents build teachers’ housing with donated Iron sheets, await gov&#…
By Denish Ongora Parents of Aninolal Primary School in Namasale Subcounty, Amolatar district, will utilise iron sheets received from the Office of the Prime Minister to construct teachers’ houses after a long wait for the government to build a new…
8 July 2024, 10:36 am
West Lango Bishop emeritus calls for probe into rising student strikes
By Denish Ongora The bishop emeritus of West Lango diocese, Alfred Acur Okodi, has urged school administrations to investigate the increasing incidents of student strikes. Yesterday, at Lira Town College in Lira city, during his speech after the swearing-in ceremony…
3 July 2024, 2:57 pm
10 Comboni College students in Lira city suspended for indiscipline
By Isaac Okello Ten students from Comboni college in Lira city have been indefinitely suspended for disciplinary reasons. Lira City Education Officer Jasper Abura confirmed the suspension, stating that the students’ future now rests with the board of governors. He…
13 June 2024, 11:18 am
King James SS students strike over confiscation of phones, non-uniforms
By Andrew Ogwang Lira Students of King James Comprehensive Secondary school in Lira city yesterday evening went on strike to protest a move by the school authorities to confiscate their phones and non-uniforms. The strike that started with students rejecting…