INTRODUCTION
the Northern Ghana Business Merit Awards took place on September 13, 2024, at Modern City, Tamale. This awards scheme, organized by The Business Executive Media Group, was designed to celebrate and showcase the success stories of businesses and entrepreneurs in Northern Ghana. The event aimed to recognize both private and public sector entities that have positively impacted the economy and society across the Northern, Northeast, Savannah, Upper East, and Upper West Regions, as well as to honor individual entrepreneurs and corporate executives demonstrating exemplary performance and conduct in various aspects of their work.
The distinguished guests of honor included the Northern Regional Minister, Hon. Alhaji Shani Alhassan Shaibu, and former Minister of Labour, Mr. Gamey.
Categories
The awards featured six categories for potential recipients:
- Private enterprises engaged in socio-economic activity, that are domiciled and are operationally active in the Northern, North, East, Savannah, Upper East and Upper West Regions, being on Ghanaβs Register of Companies
- Public corporations/institutions engaged in socio- economic activity in any or all the aforementioned regions, that are wholly or partly state owned.
- Private sector top level business entrepreneurs and corporate executives who are domiciled and working in the any of the regions, irrespective of their nationality.
- Private sector top level business entrepreneurs and corporate executives who are not permanently domiciled and working in any of the five regions, but whose businesses are active within any or all of the Regions, irrespective of their nationality.
- Top level executives, of wholly or partly state-owned public corporations/institutions active in any or all of the five Regions.
- Entrepreneurs/ top tier managers of businesses not active in any of the five regions.
The Northern Regional Office of the Ghana Tourism Authority was honored with an award for Outstanding Cultural Heritage Experience.
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