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Producers of Ghana Card Margins Group have hailed the issuance of unique numbers to newborns as part of the National Identification Registry. Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will later today launch the policy which will see every newborn issued with a unique number until it attains 15 when a card will …

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has noted that all Mobile Money (MoMo) agents who have not linked their accounts to their Ghana Cards or TIN will be blocked on Thursday, February 1, 2024. The Chamber said all Electronic Money Issuers (EMIs) have up to Wednesday, January 31, 2024, to embark …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasized how crucial it is to put in place a biometric identification procedure for new hires and staff in the public sector. He emphasized that by taking this action, phantom identities would no longer appear on payroll, ensuring that only people who deserve it …

In a move to eliminate ghost names from the government’s payroll, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has announced a directive to freeze the salaries of all public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers, starting February 2024, graphic.com.gh reports. The decision follows discussions with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and …

CEO of Margins ID Group, Moses K. Baiden has announced that Ghana plans to introduce a digital version of the Ghana Card, a universal national identity, within the next year to go along with the physical one. In a special interview with Techfocus24, he revealed this. Similar to the e-passport …

Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa has said that the Ghana Card will not be used to vote in the 2024 general elections. She said the Commission is seeking to use the card for the voter registration exercise. Briefing Parliament on the Constitutional Instrument (CI) that is seeking to make the Ghana Card …

According to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Ghana Card will soon replace all other cards as the only way to access healthcare in Ghana. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Card will be connected to the Ghana Card, according to the Vice President, and will eventually be phased out …

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the minister of communication and digitalization, has noted that NDC members are the ones who have steadfastly refused to apply for their Ghana Cards and maybe participate in the ongoing SIM Card re-registration. When Chairman-General Kwame Sefa Kayi interviewed her on Peace FM, she made this odd declaration. …

However, he acknowledged that his team wouldn’t be able to register everyone in time to fulfill the deadline set by Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalization, for the SIM card re-registration effort. He argued that the Authority operates without a time limit and was established by law to exist …

According to a recent 3News story, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has pledged to make it easier for Ghanaians living in households and densely populated areas to register for national identity cards. Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, the NIA’s executive secretary, announced this welcome news on TV3. He stated that his …