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NIA To Embark On Ghana Card Registration For Individuals In Detention
22 Jan

NIA To Embark On Ghana Card Registration For Individuals In Detention

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The National Identification Authority (NIA) is set to embark on the mass registration of Ghana Cards for individuals in detention across the country. This initiative aims to ensure that such individuals are captured in the State’s Database System, despite their confinement for various reasons. Enoch Ben Sackey, the Western Regional Chief Servant of the NIA, stated in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Takoradi that it was crucial for every Ghanaian to be included in the national database, which is why the Authority is conducting this registration of individuals confined in various facilities across the country. He expressed…
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NIA Pilots Ghana Card Issuance For Ghanaians In Canada
11 Sep

NIA Pilots Ghana Card Issuance For Ghanaians In Canada

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In a major step to extend Ghana Card services to Ghanaians living outside the country, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has begun issuing cards to Ghanaians in Ottawa and Ontario in Canada under the first phase of the pilot exercise. The pilot phase has commenced in Ottawa and Ontario in Canada and will be extended to Washington, D.C., and New York in the United States of America. Last week, officials from the NIA and its technical partner, Identity Management Systems (IMS), held public engagements in Ottawa and Ontario. Following this, they trained selected officials of Ghana’s mission in Canada. These…
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NIA Boss Confirms Integration Of 191 Financial Institutions
03 Feb

NIA Boss Confirms Integration Of 191 Financial Institutions

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Prof. Kenneth Attafuah, the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), has confirmed that 191 financial institutions, including Universal Banks, Rural Banks, and Savings and Loan companies, have successfully been integrated into its data system. He disclosed this during an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show. According to him, this integration has proven instrumental in facilitating efficient identity verification for clients, enabling seamless fund transfers from bank accounts to mobile money wallets. Prof. Attafuah confirmed that the shared information encompasses crucial details such as names, birth dates, gender, and nationality, leaving no room for inconsistencies. This comes in response…
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Ghana Card: How NIA Boss Caused The Arrest Of His Nephew
04 Dec

Ghana Card: How NIA Boss Caused The Arrest Of His Nephew

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The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has recounted his role in the arrest and conviction of his nephew, who is an official with the outfit. The nephew, George Kwame Essien, is an Assistant Technical Enrollment Officer at NIA’s Walewale Office. He was last week convicted for assisting an alleged Fulani herdsman, Amadu Seeta, to acquire a Ghana Card without following the standard operating procedures. Taken to Facebook, Professor Attafuah said he received allegations about the misconduct and dispatched a team to Walewale to investigate. Essien upon arrest pleaded with him for forgiveness and intervention, promising…
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CEO Of National Identification Authority Urges Ghanaians To Register For Ghana Card
04 Sep

CEO Of National Identification Authority Urges Ghanaians To Register For Ghana Card

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Chief Executive Officer of National Identification Authority, Mr Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, has urged all Ghanaians to partake in the registration for Ghana card. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning show, which airs on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, Mr Attafuah noted that the various centres responsible for the ongoing registration for the Ghana card is in session. He asserted that no amount is required at the various centres, as Ghanaians are to take note and embark on the due action if they are being extorted. ''If this is your first time doing it and you're 15years…
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NIA To Begin Premium Fee-Paying Services In Five More Regions From June 12
12 Jun

NIA To Begin Premium Fee-Paying Services In Five More Regions From June 12

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Effective tomorrow Monday, June 12, 2023, the National Identification Authority (NIA) will begin premium registration services in five of its regional offices. The regions are Bono, Bono East, Western North, Volta and Nothern. The NIA in a statement said these services at the selected centres would operate in addition to the ones being conducted at NIA headquarters and CalBank head offices in Accra, Ashanti, Eastern, and Western regional offices. The centres according to the NIA would offer fee-paying services including first-time registration and issuance of Ghana cards (Ghc280), replacement of lost, missing or damaged cards (Ghc110) and update of records…
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NIA To Distribute Backlogged 541,529 Ghana Cards On Wednesday
02 Apr

NIA To Distribute Backlogged 541,529 Ghana Cards On Wednesday

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The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it will from Wednesday begin the distribution of 541,529 National Identity Cards (Ghana Card) to applicants who applied since July 2022 but are yet to receive them. This follows the completion of the expedited printing of backlog of cards, according to a statement issued by the Corporate Affairs Division of the NIA in Accra on Wednesday. The exercise which started on March 18 to 27, was made pos­sible by the release of GH¢100 million from the government to CalBank PLC to clear some debts for the release of blank cards for printing. It said…
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Backlog Of 541,529 Records; Printing Of Ghana Cards Expedited By NIA
23 Mar

Backlog Of 541,529 Records; Printing Of Ghana Cards Expedited By NIA

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The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that from Saturday, March 18, 2023, it commenced the expedited printing of the backlog of 541,529 records accumulated since July 2022. The backlog, the NIA said arose from shortage of blank cards due to financial challenges. Preparatory works for the expedited printing started on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 and included the configuration of printers, print servers and laminators, as well as the deployment of additional staff from NIA’s Regional and District offices to augment the staff capacity at the Head Office, a statement issued by the NIA Corporate Affairs Directorate said. The commencement…
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Ghana Card: NIA Starts Printing Over 500,000 Backlog After Blank Card Shortage
22 Mar

Ghana Card: NIA Starts Printing Over 500,000 Backlog After Blank Card Shortage

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The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it has commenced the printing of some 541,529 cards being the backlog of applications since July 2022. The backlog was occasioned by challenges with the supply of blank cards due to indebtedness. The NIA says it has begun clearing the backlog following the payment of GH₵100 million to its suppliers by the Ministry of Finance. “The National Identification Authority (NIA) wishes to inform the general public that on Saturday, 18th March 2023, it commenced the expedited printing of the backlog of 541,529 records accumulated since July 2022. The backlog arose from shortage of blank…
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