Mr Taremwa Jassy, a 28-year-old official from the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) office on Lumumba Avenue, was arraigned before the Buganda Road Magistrates Court on Monday and remanded to Luzira Prison for soliciting and receiving a bribe. Jassy is accused of obtaining money by false pretense. He allegedly […]
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has warned that the country risks running without an updated register required for the successful conducting of the 2026 General Election if the government goes not avail the required funds. Appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on Wednesday, the Executive […]
A suspected conman who has been fleecing people of their money while promising to get them national identity cards and other related documents from the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) has been arrested. This followed NIRA’s crackdown on conmen who target people at its headquarters in Kololo and extort money […]
The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has urged guardians and parents of secondary school students in senior three and below to register their children for National Identification Number (NIN) or risk them missing the final assessment. The Ministry of Education introduced a new lower secondary curriculum in 2020, focusing on […]
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is planning to employ over 11,000 temporary staff to carry out the country-wide national identity card renewal exercise which is set to start in June this year. The revelation has been made by the manager registration at NIRA, Edwin Tukamuhebwa while speaking to […]
