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12 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…

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…

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…

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…

14 May

Zambian Refugee Commission Pays Courtesy Call On NIA

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The National Identification Authority (NIA) has hosted a delegation from the Zambia Refugee Commission to learn about the NIA's refugee registration process. During the meeting, the Executive Secretary of NIA, Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah expressed NIA's commitment to providing the necessary information to help the Zambian delegation improve the well-being of refugees in their country. He explained that refugee registration in Ghana is under the purview of the Ghana Refugee Board and the NIA. He highlighted that the Zambian delegation's visit aimed to learn about how Ghana registers refugees improves their economic activities, modernizes settlements, harmonizes documentation, and removes barriers…

07 Sep

Over 15 Million Ghanaians Grab Ghana Card Ahead Of Sim Re-registration Exercise

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Over 15 Million Ghanaians Grab Ghana Card Ahead Of Sim Re-registration Exercise 17 million Ghanaians have registered for the Ghana Card and 15 million people out of the total figure have secured the cards ahead of the sim re-registration exercise which will take effect in October. The Head of Corporate Affairs for the National Identification Authority (NIA), Abdul Ganiyu Abudu disclosed this on Wontumi Radio Morning Show. He said those who have secured the cards are Ghanaians from 15 years and above. According to Ganiyu Abudu, persons who have not secured their cards will have the opportunity for collection when…

10 Jun

The Last Time You Contested An Election, You Placed LAST…- MP Stings Prof Attafuah (Video)

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The last time Prof. Ken Attafuah contested an election, he placed 4th out of the 5 contestants who availed themselves to be elected as Clerk to Parliament, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has revealed. Based on Prof. Ken Attafuah's poor performance in that election, the Assin Central Member of Parliament has told him not to take party members who ensured the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was retained in power after the 2020 general elections, for granted again. "In 2017, when we wanted a Clerk in Parliament, he came to contest. He should come out and challenge me if what I am saying…

10 Jun

Kennedy Agyapong Calls On NPP National Executives To Join Crusade To Oust Prof Attafuah (Video)

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As the saying goes, to be forewarned is to be forearmed and Prof. Ken Attafuah should be prepared to witness a huge demonstration orchestrated to forcefully oust him from office. The Member of Parliament for Assin Central has given an indication that he would be leading a demonstration to ensure the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA) Prof. Ken Attafuah is sacked from office soon. In an interview with Oheneba Asiedu on the Wontumi Morning Show, the legislator made it clear that he expects the National Executives for the New Patriotic Party to also join in the crusade…

09 Jun

You Failed To Combine Wisdom With Intelligence- Kennedy Agyapong Fires Ken Attafuah (Video)

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The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed that he won't waste his time correcting the damages Prof. Ken Attafuah has caused the New Patriotic Party with his latest comment. He described Prof. Ken Attafuah as a man who fails to combine wisdom with intelligence when addressing the public. The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA) Prof. Ken Attafuah stirred controversy when he revealed that President Akufo-Addo has charged him not to hire or involve members of the NPP in any process at the National Identification Authority (NIA). Prof Attafuah is on record to have…