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Individuals to pay GH¢125 or GH¢420 to replace Ghana Card from May 1
Add a CommentThe National Identification Authority (NIA) has disclosed plans to raise its fees for registration services. The increment will take effect from Wednesday May 1, 2024. This decision is in line with the provisions outlined in the ‘Fees and Charges’ (Miscellaneous … Read more →
No Ghana Card, no salary for public sector workers from Feb 2024
Add a CommentBeginning February 2024, all public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers will have their salaries frozen, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has said. This is a new directive issued by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) as … Read more →
EC’s reliance on Ghana Card inappropriate — Majority Leader
Add a CommentThe Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that it will be a challenge for the Electoral Commission (EC) to rely solely on the Ghana Card for voter registration. He said the ongoing challenges with the issuance of the Ghana Card … Read more →
Ghana Card number issuance to new borns ready for take-off – Bawumia
Add a CommentAll is set for the historic issuance of National Identification numbers, better known as Ghana Card numbers, to newborn babies in Ghana, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. This follows the successful integration of the databases of the Births and … Read more →
‘Ghana card to prevent foreigners from voting’ – Jean Mensah
Add a CommentThe Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa, has stated that using the Ghana Card as the sole means of identification will prevent foreigners and minors from being added to the voter’s register, asserting that only eligible Ghanaians should be allowed … Read more →
New voter register: NDC petitions Parliament over Ghana Card
Add a CommentThe National Democratic Congress (NDC) has initiated moves in Parliament to halt the move by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) as the only evidence of citizenship for the compilation of a new register … Read more →
Ghana Card for Ghanaians abroad
Add a CommentThe National Identification Authority (NIA) is rolling out the next phase of its registration exercise to allow all eligible Ghanaians to acquire their Ghana Card, which will soon become the only accepted form of national identification. Those to be considered … Read more →
China tops list of foreigners with Ghana card
Add a CommentThe National Identification Authority (NIA) says China is the country with the highest number of foreigners issued with non-citizen national identity cards (Ghana cards). Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, Executive Secretary, NIA, said this at a press briefing in Accra on … Read more →
Ghana Card: 15.7 million cards issued so far – NIA
Add a CommentThe National Identification Authority (NIA) has handed out over 15.7 million Ghana Cards whereas some 808,493 cards have been printed but not yet issued. According to the Executive Secretary of the NIA, Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, 16,969,034 persons have registered … Read more →
Ghana card is now e-passport – ICAO
Add a CommentThe International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has given its seal of approval for Ghana’s National Identity Card, the Ghana Card to be recognized globally as a valid e-passport Thus, holders of the Ghana Card as well as its future biometric … Read more →
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