Education Minister assures swift renovation of Tamale SHS dormitory

GES orders tighter fire safety measures after three SHS fires in Northern Region

By Murtala Issah The Northern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a directive to all Senior High School heads following a spate of fire outbreaks that have displaced more than one thousand students across three schools in the region within a week. The most recent incident occurred on the night of 2nd February, 2026, when a fire broke out at Pong Tamale Senior High School, gutting an abandoned girls’ washroom and …

Another Northern Region School rocked by fire, girls dorm affected

Pong Tamale Senior High's girls’ dormitory fire raises urgent safety concerns, following a string of recent outbreaks in northern Ghana's boarding schools.

Education Minister assures swift renovation of Tamale SHS dormitory

The Minister of Education, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has assured the management of the Northern School of Business (NOBISCO) in Tamale of the government’s readiness to collaborate with school authorities to restore the girls’ dormitory destroyed by fire. Mr Iddrisu said education remained the key to unlocking opportunities for the youth, stressing the urgency of rebuilding the dormitory to minimise disruption to academic work. He gave the assurance on …