Banks have expressed their readiness to comply with a Bank of Ghana (BoG) directive that mandates them to use only the Ghana Card in identifying their customers before transacting business with them. The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) said the July 1 deadline was favourable and they would take the necessary steps to enable them […]
The directive by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) for all public sector workers to register with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and obtain a Ghana Card or forfeit their salaries by December 1, 2021 has been put on hold. Instead, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has been tasked to port the names […]
About 14 million people have been identified as eligible taxpayers after a successful integration of the Ghana Card and Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), an exercise which started on April 1, this year. The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, who made this known, said out of the number, only six million […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it has achieved 84.44 percent (15,581,283) of its enrolment target as of June 28, 2021. That, it said exceeded its target of 80 percent of the population aged 15 years and above. The Executive Secretary of the NIA, Prof Ken Attafuah said this at the meet the press series […]
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has deployed systems that allow members of the scheme to merge their SSNIT and NIA numbers (Personal ID Numbers on their Ghana Cards). The merger will provide convenience and comfort for members as they will only use one card, the Ghana Card, for all transactions with the Trust. […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is set to distribute some 3,875,441 printed Ghana Cards to applicants across all 16 regions of the country from 8th through to 16th of June 2020. A state issued by the Authority and sighted by BestNewsGH.com read in part that ‘’This nationwide card issuance blitz will enable 11,062,850 Ghanaians to […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has refuted claims that the Authority has unlawfully issued Ghana cards to some foreign nationals, specifically to a Chinese national. This follows a video circulating on social media suggesting that the possession of a Ghana card by a Chinese was unlawful. In a statement issued and signed by Mr Francis […]
Data compiled by the Foreigner Identification Management Systems (FIMS), a private partner of the National Identification Authority (NIA) registering foreigners legally resident in Ghana, has issued ID cards to foreigners of 167 different nationalities. 22,393 Foreigners issued ID cards Between January and August 2019, the Foreigner Identification Management Systems has issued cards to 22,393 foreigners […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has registered 2.9 million (2,902,526) eligible Ghanaians for the Ghana Card in the Greater Accra, Volta and Oti regions since the registration started on June 4, 2018. 1.7m cards issued so far It said out of the figure, 2.5 million (2,590,526) cards had been printed and 1.7 million (1,718,021) cards […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has designated a total of 143 centres for the mop-up registration exercise across the Volta Region. The Volta Mop-up registration exercise starts on September 02 to 14. Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACOI) Francis Palmdeti, Head of Corporate Affairs at NIA said the mop-up registration centres, which were crafted alongside the […]
The mass registration exercise of the National Identification Authority (NIA) in the Greater Accra Region has ended, capturing over 1.9 million (1,972,692) qualified Ghanaians. It comprises institutional, pilot and mass registration exercises conducted in the region since the commencement of the exercise. A total of 581,767 cards were not printed instantly due largely to connectivity […]
A total of 581, 767 Ghana cards are yet to be issued by the National Identification Authority after the end of the registration process in the Greater Accra Region. The outstanding cards which were not given to the applicants due to internet connectivity have now been printed and are due for collection in two zones […]
