The Municipality of Tamale is one of the 18 districts in the Northern Region. It is centrally located in the region and hence serves as a hub for all administrative and commercial activites in the region. Tamale, the municipal capital is also the policitcal, economic and financial capital of the region.
The major government departments, ministries and NGO’s have Tamale as their operational centre. The Municipality shares boundaries with Savelugu-Nanton to the west, Yendi to the East and Gonja to the south.
The Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) held a sensitisation workshop for Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the three northern regions on the implementation arrangements of the Programme and conditions for enrolment.
Government would soon establish an authority on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) to police and implement the pending draft National Occupational Safety and Health Policy (NOSHP).
Over 150 Junior High Schools in the Northern region are benefiting from the basic schools computerization project which is part of government’s efforts to encourage the study of science and mathematics in schools.
About 100 babies in Tamale were on Friday given the first dose of two new vaccines recently introduced into the country to protect children against pneumonia and diarrhoea.
The 800,000 people estimated to be out of school, stands the chance of getting a lifeline to enjoy the benefit of education under the Complimentary Basic Education (CBE) under the Education Strategic Plan 2010-2020.