[1] Mr. A. S. O. Arthur founded the Northern School of Business, as it is now called, as a private institution in 1972.

After that, the school was housed in a temporary building lacking piped water, electricity, and other necessities for a typical establishment.

[4] The school had more than 3,000 students enrolled as of November 2022, and roughly 227 teaching and support staff members.

[5] To give its students a top-notch education so they can earn the credentials needed to continue their education in post-secondary institutions, and grow into law-abiding, contributing citizens prepared to take on leadership roles in the nation's efforts to combat poverty and advance socioeconomic development.

[6] The school's alumni include Ghana's Northern Regional Minister, Shani Alhassan Shaibu; Deputy Energy Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam Anta; and Vice Chancellor for the University for Development Studies, Professor Seidu Al-Hassan.