{
  "id": 4165834,
  "title": "President Mahama commissions Northshore Apparel Hub, pledges support for job creating investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/president-mahama-commissions-northshore-apparel-hub-pledges-support",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-29T10:26:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/president-mahama-commissions-northshore-apparel-hub-pledges-support-for-job-creating-investment/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama officially opened the Northshore Apparel Hub in Savelugu, located in Ghana's Northern Region. The garment manufacturing facility, wholly owned by Ghanaian entrepreneurs, is expected to generate thousands of jobs, particularly for young people in the area, with potential employment reaching up to 10,000 workers once the factory reaches full production.\n\nThe Northshore Apparel Hub will cater to both local and international markets, positioning Ghana as a competitive player in the global apparel industry. This move will also contribute to generating foreign exchange for the country. At the commissioning ceremony, Mahama emphasized the importance of partnerships and investments that focus on productive sectors of the economy, creating sustainable employment opportunities.\n\nThe President stressed that Ghana seeks investments, not aid, as his administration looks to collaborate with international partners for growth. He commended the private investors behind the project and the Ghana Export-Import Bank for their support in establishing the factory. Mahama highlighted the financing arrangement as a model of cooperation that could be replicated to accelerate industrialization and economic growth in Ghana.",
  "summary": "By: Murtala Issah President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the Northshore Apparel Hub in Savelugu in the Northern Region, describing the garment manufacturing facility as an example of the kind of productive investment Ghana needs to create jobs, boost exports and strengthen the economy. The wholly Ghanaian-owned factory is expected to create thousands of jobs […]",
  "key_points": [
    "President Mahama inaugurates Northshore Apparel Hub in Savelugu, Ghana.",
    "Facility aims to create up to 10,000 jobs, benefiting local youth.",
    "President emphasizes private sector investment over aid for economic growth."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}