The Ministry of Roads and Highways has been assessing the extent of damage to road infrastructure in the North East Region following Wednesday’s floods in the area. In the mean time, temporary bridges and pathways are to be constructed as a matter of urgency on sections of roads in the Mamprugu area washed away by […]
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NDA, British Council set to advance TVET Education in Northern Ghana
The Northern Development Authority (NDA) and the British Council are set to improve and enhance Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) education in Northern Ghana. To this end, the two entities on Monday July 17, 2023, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set the basis for the formation of a joint collaboration for the roll […]
North East Region tops nationwide COVID-19 vaccination exercise
The Regional Director of Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the North East Region, Dr Abdulai Abukari, says 328,691 persons were successfully vaccinated in the region, representing 84.1 per cent, the highest percentage coverage in the country. “It is a position we have held for several months now, and we hope to maintain […]
Vice President Bawumia supports the building of a church and Makaranta at Gbingbani
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has donated GHc10,000 cedis each in support of the construction of a church building and Makaranta for the people of Gbingbani in the Yunyoo district of the North East region. Dr. Bawumia made the donation during a community interaction with the chiefs and people of Gbingbani in the Yunyoo district […]
NER: NDC unleashes attack dogs on innocent NPP supporters in Yagaba/Kubori Constituency
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the North East Region has learned with shock the barbaric attacks on innocent NPP supporters in the Yagaba/Kubori constituency by thugs of the NDC parliamentary candidate, Hon. Ibrahim Rauf Tanko. The hoodlums unleashed mayhem on NPP supporters in Taantala (Hometown of NPP parliamentary candidate) and Yagaba (District capital) without […]
We also want to hear from you -Students block Bawumia to address them
Students of the Sirigu Integrated Senior High School (SHS) in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region did the unthinkable on Tuesday November 10, 2020 when they forced the Vice President’s convoy to stop at the school’s entrance. The students who were holding placards, blocked the main road to the town and […]
Vice President Bawumia to visit North East Region on September 12 and 13
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will, on the 12th and 13th September 2020 pay a working visit to the North East Region. On the first day of his tour, the vice president will visit the Yagaba/Kubore and Walewale Constituencies where durbars of chiefs and people of these areas would be held in his honour. […]
Lawyer Sambian: The unyielding soldier leading the charge for NPP Victory in North East-Fusheini Mohammed writes
Apparently, Lawyer Sulley Sambian is a personage of the ruling NPP and does hail directly from the North East Region of Ghana. He was born and bred in NER with an out – to – out benign character trait. He is very affable due his modesty lifestyle. He is the designated Regional Secretary for the […]
YEA commences construction of brand new Regional office in North East Region
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has commenced the construction of an ultra-modern office complex in the newly created North East Region. The office is one of four to be constructed in the newly created regions. Sod for the construction of the one-storey edifice was cut by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the North East […]
North East Region NPP welcomes President Akufo-Addo to the region
The president of the Republic of Ghana will on Tuesday the 28th July 2020 pay a working visit to the North East Region. Whilst in the region the president will pay a courtesy call on the overlord of the Mamprugu Kingdom after which he will commission the Nalerigu water supply system and also cut sod […]
North East Regional NPP Secretariat urges unity after Parliamentary Primaries
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the North East Region is urging unity following the successful election of Parliamentary candidates last Saturday. A statement issued by the party in the region and signed by the Regional Secretary Lawyer Sulley Sambian and sighted by BestNewsGH.com read in part that ‘’As proteges of an enviable political […]
NER: NDC MP chases road contractor from site; forcibly takes over contract awarded to new company
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Yagaba Kubore in the North East Region has chased away, a contractor who has been sanctioned by government to work on a road project in the area. The MP, Abdul Rauf Tanko Ibrahim whose company was awarded the contract to work on the road, abandoned […]