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06 Jul

Over 800,000 Ghana Cards Uncollected – NIA

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The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has said over 800,000 printed national identification cards (Ghana Card) remain uncollected. According to Prof. Attafuah, the NIA has opened a total of 276 district offices which are coterminous with constituencies as well as 16 regional offices; and those who have been registered but have yet to collect their Ghana Cards should visit any of the nearest offices to pick up the IDs. The development comes at a time when a large number of people have blamed their inability to participate in the recent SIM card reregistration…

12 Jun

Ghana Card: NIA Announces Premium Registration Services In Five Regions

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The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced in a statement that it will offer premium registration services for the Ghana Cards at its regional offices in five regions. These regions are Volta, Bono, Bono East, Northern, and Western North. The premium service in these regions starts on Monday, June 12, the statement said. “The National Identification Authority (NIA) announces for the information of the general public that effective Monday, 12th June 2023, it will offer premium registration services at its Volta, Bono, Bono East, Northern, and Western North Regional offices. These centres will operate in addition to the Premium Centres…

18 Aug

John Mahama’s Gov’t Printed 900K Ghana Cards Without Security Features- Aide To Prof. Attafuah

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An aide to Prof. Ken Attafuah, Dr. Hassan Adam Yarima has opened up about inheriting 900,000 Ghana cards without security features printed by the government of former President John Mahama. Making the scathing revelation on Wontumi TV, Dr. Adam Yarima stated that the erstwhile government headed by Mr. Mahama, decided to go against a decision by ECOWAS to have a unique identification card with enhanced security features. “In 2014 when Mahama was Chairman of ECOWAS, the various heads of state met and agreed that there was a need to have a Western African card. Under the leadership of Mahama, 900,000…

05 Nov

E-Passport: Whenever Dr. Bawumia Speaks, It Exposes NDC’s Ignorance- Simon Osei-Mensah

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The Ashanti regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has rated Vice President Bawumia as a deep thinker who always exposes the ignorance his political opponents whenever he speaks. The Regional Minister in an interview on Wontumi stated that the Vice President was right to state that soon, the acquisition of Ghana cards would be used as passports. He was therefore surprised opposition elements; mainly from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are up and exhibiting their ignorance over the matter. Video below... https://youtu.be/Bq5hlytR3K0 Delivering a speech at a public lecture themed “Transforming an economy through digitalization: The Ghana story,” held at the Ashesi University…

11 May

Ghana Card, CID Databases To Be Merged – Bawumia

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Ghana Card, CID Databases To Be Merged – Bawumia The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that there is an ongoing processes to merge the 15 million Ghanaians on the National Identification database with that of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to offer employers a flexible opportunity to check the criminal records of employees or persons they plan to employ. According to Dr. Bawumia, the move is to offer employers the opportunity to be able to employ persons of high repute. It is also geared at making the Ghana Card the unique identification record in…