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The minority in Parliament is making a case against the re-registration of all Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards as directed by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. The exercise, which started October 1, is in two phases; linking one’s Ghana Card to a SIM card and then physi
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has given the deadline for the reregistration of SIM Cards with the National Identity card. Speaking at the 5th Ghana CEO Summit in Accra on Monday May 17, the Vice President said by the end of June or beginning of July this year, everybody will have to register th
The National Identification Authority has described as inaccurate, statements made by former President John Mahama regarding the Ghana Card issuance across the country ahead of Tuesday’s voters’ registration exercise by the Electoral Commission. Mr Mahama had claimed Thursday that the Ghana Card, wh
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced it will begin a nationwide issuance of cards to over 3 million Ghanaians from Monday June 8 in all 16 regions. According to the Authority, the exercise will be carried out until Tuesday, June 16. It estimates that when the 3,875,441 printed c
The Kasoa Central District has arrested one Abdulai Hakuy, a Nigerien for attempting to obtain a Ghana Card at the ongoing National Identification Authority registration exercise at Adam Nana a suburb of Kasoa last week. According to the District Police Commander of Kasoa, Superintendent Samuel Odam
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has so far successfully registered over seven million qualified Ghanaians in the ongoing mass registration exercise for the issuance of the Ghana Card. Out of the number, the Authority has been able to printed over six million cards and issued four million
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged stakeholders in the mass registration exercise of Ghanaians under the National Identification Authority (NIA) to abide by the deadline given. The mass registration began on April 29, 2019 and so far – as of Wednesday, January 8, 2019 – 6.5 million Gh
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed four of its officials for engaging in registration offences and malpractices in the ongoing mass registration for Ghana Card in the Ashanti Region. The said officials and one other person have been arrested by the Police for the offences. Acc
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is targeting to register 2.8 million Ghanaian residents in Ashanti Region for the Ghana Card. It will from December 11 deploy 15,000 staff to man 833 centres to be created for the registration exercise which will run until to January 8, 2020 Executive Secr
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced it will commence a mop-up exercise for the Ghana Card registration in the Volta and Greater Accra regions after it fell short of meeting its target. The Authority said it was not in a position to discriminate against any Ghanaian for any poli
The head of training at the National Identification Authority (NIA), Abdul Ganiyu, has clarified the delay in the issuance of Ghana Cards at approved registration centres. Most Ghanaians who have undergone the registration in Accra have complained about their inability to receive the cards immediate
The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it is unable to grant the request to extend its mass registration exercise in the Accra West Zone. The exercise in the Zone ends on Saturday, May 25. According to the Authority, extending the exercise as widely demanded will “adversely affect the publ
The National Identification Authority has been forced to shut down its official website as Ghanaians jumped onto the portal to register for their national identification cards. The Authority announced on Friday that the website https://register.nia.gov.gh is temporarily unavailable for public usage,
The Minority in Parliament has described recent transfers within the top echelons of the Births and Deaths Registry (BDR) as a scheme by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to rig the 2020 general election. A press conference on Tuesday observed that the transfers of the Director General of the Registry,
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has successfully been registered by the National Identification Authority to own a Ghana Card on Monday at the Manhyia palace in Kumasi. The Asantehene tasked the National Identification Authority and other interest groups to ensure all eligible Ghanaians benefit from
The National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams says the party is not amused its founder, Jerry John Rawlings disregarded the party's stance to get registered for the Ghana Card. Mr. Adams insisted that until the National Identification Authority (NIA) accepts
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed disappointment in some Ghanaians for what he described as a calculated attempt to sabotage the Ghana Card registration exercise. He was speaking at the 4th commencement and presentation of the Presidential Charter to Ashesi University. He said cont
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) has slammed the NDC minority in Parliament for boycotting the registration of the National Identification card, Ghana Card, questioning if the MPs were sleeping when the NIA law was passed. The PPP said even though the minority reserves the right to raise concern
Member of Parliament for South Dayi Constituency in the Volta Region, Dafeamekpor Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami has revealed that the minority will rescind its decision to sue the National Identification Authority (NIA). The minority NDC had threatened to take legal action against the NIA after the latt
Officials from the National Identification Authority (NIA) on Monday failed to show up at Parliament House to register the country’s Members of Parliament and staff of the House. The NIA had scheduled to register the legislators and others in the ongoing national exercise Monday, but as at 11:00am w
