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Northern Regional Minister
Mr Sumaila Ewuntomi Abudu
Chief Director/RCD

𝗛𝗒𝗑. π—”π—Ÿπ—œ π—”π——π—’π—Ÿπ—™ 𝗝𝗒𝗛𝗑 𝗦π—ͺ𝗒π—₯𝗑 π—œπ—‘ 𝗔𝗦 𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Ali Adolf John, has been sworn in today by President H.E. John Dramani Mahama, marking...
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π—‘π—˜π—ͺ π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯ 𝗨π—₯π—šπ—˜π—¦ π——π—˜π—£π—”π—₯π—§π— π—˜π—‘π—§ π—›π—˜π—”π——π—¦ 𝗧𝗒 𝗣π—₯π—œπ—’π—₯π—œπ—§π—œπ—­π—˜ π—œπ— π—£π—”π—₯π—§π—œπ—”π—Ÿπ—œπ—§π—¬

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Ali Adolf John, convened his inaugural meeting with department and unit heads within the Northern...
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𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯ π——π—˜π—¦π—œπ—šπ—‘π—”π—§π—˜ π—¦π—›π—œπ—‘π—˜π—¦ 𝗔𝗧 π—©π—˜π—§π—§π—œπ—‘π—š

The Northern Regional Minister designate, Hon. Ali Adolf John, successfully underwent vetting today, demonstrating his competence and readiness to lead...
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𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—œπ——π—˜π—‘π—§ 𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗔 π—‘π—’π— π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—˜π—¦ π—”π—Ÿπ—œ π—”π——π—’π—Ÿπ—™ 𝗝𝗒𝗛𝗑 𝗔𝗦 𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯

Mr. Ali Adolf John has been nominated as the Northern Regional Minister, pending approval by the vetting committee. This nomination...
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π—ͺ𝗒π—₯π—Ÿπ—— π—•π—”π—‘π—ž π—©π—œπ—–π—˜ 𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—œπ——π—˜π—‘π—§ π—’π—¨π—¦π— π—”π—‘π—˜ π——π—œπ—’π—‘π—˜ π—–π—’π— π— π—˜π—‘π——π—¦ 𝗣π—₯π—’π—šπ—₯π—˜π—¦π—¦ 𝗒𝗙 𝗦𝗒𝗖𝗒 𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ π—œπ—‘ 𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—šπ—›π—”π—‘π—”

On Saturday, January 11, 2025, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Ousmane Dione visited the...
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𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗔 𝗦π—ͺ𝗒π—₯𝗑 π—œπ—‘ 𝗔𝗦 π—šπ—›π—”π—‘π—”’𝗦 𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—œπ——π—˜π—‘π—§ π—œπ—‘ π—›π—œπ—¦π—§π—’π—₯π—œπ—– π—–π—˜π—₯π—˜π— π—’π—‘π—¬

H.E. John Dramani Mahama was officially sworn in as the President of the Republic of Ghana today, January 7, 2025....
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𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯ π—›π—’π—Ÿπ——π—¦ π—™π—œπ—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—˜π—˜π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—ͺπ—œπ—§π—› π——π—˜π—£π—”π—₯π—§π— π—˜π—‘π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—›π—˜π—”π——π—¦

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Shani Alhassan Shaibu, has held his final meeting with heads of department in the region...
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𝗑π—₯𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗣π—₯π—”π—œπ—¦π—˜π—— 𝗙𝗒π—₯ π—–π—’π— π— π—œπ—§π— π—˜π—‘π—§ 𝗧𝗒 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π—šπ—₯𝗒π—ͺ𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗑𝗗 𝗣π—₯π—’π—¦π—£π—˜π—₯π—œπ—§π—¬

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Shani Alhassan Shaibu on Tuesday, 31 December, 2024 addressed NRCC staff meeting, where he expressed...
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THE NORTHERN GHANA BUSINESS MERIT AWARDS

INTRODUCTION the Northern Ghana Business Merit Awards took place on September 13, 2024, at Modern City, Tamale. This awards scheme,...
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𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ 𝗖𝗒𝗒π—₯π——π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—–π—’π—¨π—‘π—–π—œπ—Ÿ π— π—˜π—˜π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—™π—’π—–π—¨π—¦π—˜π—¦ 𝗒𝗑 π—£π—˜π—”π—–π—˜, π——π—˜π—©π—˜π—Ÿπ—’π—£π— π—˜π—‘π—§ 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—šπ—₯𝗒π—ͺ𝗧𝗛

The Northern Regional Coordinating Council held its expanded meeting on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at the Residency Round Pavilion in...
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Welcome To Northern Reginal

Northern Region

Location and Size
The Northern Region, with Tamale as its capital, covers an area of 70,384km square making it the largest region in terms of landmass in Ghana. Geographically the Region is located between latitude 8o 30’N and 10o 30’N and stretches from longitude 0ΒΊ31’E and 0ΒΊ30ΒΊW. It occupies about 30% of the total land area of the country. The Region shares borders with the Republic of La Cote d’Ivoire to the West, Republic of Togo to the East, Brong-Ahafo and Volta Regions to the South and Upper East and Upper West Regions to the North-East and North-West respectively.
Demographic Characteristic
According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census the total population of the region is 2,479,461 with a growth rate of 2.9% per annum of which 1,229,887 (49.6%) are males and 1,249,574 (50.4%) females.
The population is predominantly rural with over 73% living in communities of population of between 200 – 2000 people and 95% of settlements having fewer than 500 inhabitants. The region has a population density of about 35 persons per sq. km.

Regional Potentials
Land Mass
Northern region occupies about one-third (1/3) of the land surface area of Ghana, with a total land mass of 7 million hectares. The available land for agricultural production is about 4.9 million hectares, out of which 735,000 hectares (Representing 15% of the 4.9 million hectares) is under crop production. Part of the remainder is used for rearing livestock and the rest approximately 2.5 million hectares is potentially available for agricultural purposes; particularly for the cultivation of maize, rice, soya, yams, and other legumes. Other commercial crops are butter nut, mangoes and cashew.

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HIV & AIDS TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNIT

Ghana AIDS Commission has established its Technical Support Unit (TSU) in Northern region

NEWS

𝗛𝗒𝗑. π—”π—Ÿπ—œ π—”π——π—’π—Ÿπ—™ 𝗝𝗒𝗛𝗑 𝗦π—ͺ𝗒π—₯𝗑 π—œπ—‘ 𝗔𝗦 𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Ali Adolf John, has been sworn in today by President H.E. John Dramani Mahama, marking...
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π—‘π—˜π—ͺ π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯ 𝗨π—₯π—šπ—˜π—¦ π——π—˜π—£π—”π—₯π—§π— π—˜π—‘π—§ π—›π—˜π—”π——π—¦ 𝗧𝗒 𝗣π—₯π—œπ—’π—₯π—œπ—§π—œπ—­π—˜ π—œπ— π—£π—”π—₯π—§π—œπ—”π—Ÿπ—œπ—§π—¬

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Ali Adolf John, convened his inaugural meeting with department and unit heads within the Northern...
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𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯ π——π—˜π—¦π—œπ—šπ—‘π—”π—§π—˜ π—¦π—›π—œπ—‘π—˜π—¦ 𝗔𝗧 π—©π—˜π—§π—§π—œπ—‘π—š

The Northern Regional Minister designate, Hon. Ali Adolf John, successfully underwent vetting today, demonstrating his competence and readiness to lead...
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𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—œπ——π—˜π—‘π—§ 𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗔 π—‘π—’π— π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—˜π—¦ π—”π—Ÿπ—œ π—”π——π—’π—Ÿπ—™ 𝗝𝗒𝗛𝗑 𝗔𝗦 𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯

Mr. Ali Adolf John has been nominated as the Northern Regional Minister, pending approval by the vetting committee. This nomination...
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π—ͺ𝗒π—₯π—Ÿπ—— π—•π—”π—‘π—ž π—©π—œπ—–π—˜ 𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—œπ——π—˜π—‘π—§ π—’π—¨π—¦π— π—”π—‘π—˜ π——π—œπ—’π—‘π—˜ π—–π—’π— π— π—˜π—‘π——π—¦ 𝗣π—₯π—’π—šπ—₯π—˜π—¦π—¦ 𝗒𝗙 𝗦𝗒𝗖𝗒 𝗣π—₯π—’π—π—˜π—–π—§ π—œπ—‘ 𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—šπ—›π—”π—‘π—”

On Saturday, January 11, 2025, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Ousmane Dione visited the...
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𝗠𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗔 𝗦π—ͺ𝗒π—₯𝗑 π—œπ—‘ 𝗔𝗦 π—šπ—›π—”π—‘π—”’𝗦 𝗣π—₯π—˜π—¦π—œπ——π—˜π—‘π—§ π—œπ—‘ π—›π—œπ—¦π—§π—’π—₯π—œπ—– π—–π—˜π—₯π—˜π— π—’π—‘π—¬

H.E. John Dramani Mahama was officially sworn in as the President of the Republic of Ghana today, January 7, 2025....
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𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—œπ—‘π—œπ—¦π—§π—˜π—₯ π—›π—’π—Ÿπ——π—¦ π—™π—œπ—‘π—”π—Ÿ π— π—˜π—˜π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—ͺπ—œπ—§π—› π——π—˜π—£π—”π—₯π—§π— π—˜π—‘π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—›π—˜π—”π——π—¦

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Shani Alhassan Shaibu, has held his final meeting with heads of department in the region...
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𝗑π—₯𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗣π—₯π—”π—œπ—¦π—˜π—— 𝗙𝗒π—₯ π—–π—’π— π— π—œπ—§π— π—˜π—‘π—§ 𝗧𝗒 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ π—šπ—₯𝗒π—ͺ𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗑𝗗 𝗣π—₯π—’π—¦π—£π—˜π—₯π—œπ—§π—¬

The Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Shani Alhassan Shaibu on Tuesday, 31 December, 2024 addressed NRCC staff meeting, where he expressed...
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THE NORTHERN GHANA BUSINESS MERIT AWARDS

INTRODUCTION the Northern Ghana Business Merit Awards took place on September 13, 2024, at Modern City, Tamale. This awards scheme,...
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𝗑𝗒π—₯π—§π—›π—˜π—₯𝗑 π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—’π—‘π—”π—Ÿ 𝗖𝗒𝗒π—₯π——π—œπ—‘π—”π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—–π—’π—¨π—‘π—–π—œπ—Ÿ π— π—˜π—˜π—§π—œπ—‘π—š π—™π—’π—–π—¨π—¦π—˜π—¦ 𝗒𝗑 π—£π—˜π—”π—–π—˜, π——π—˜π—©π—˜π—Ÿπ—’π—£π— π—˜π—‘π—§ 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—šπ—₯𝗒π—ͺ𝗧𝗛

The Northern Regional Coordinating Council held its expanded meeting on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at the Residency Round Pavilion in...
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