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The central bank has directed all financial institutions to only accept Ghana Cards for all transactions. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) explained that this order takes effect from July 1, 2022.   This is pursuant to Regulation 7 of the National Identity Register, 2012 (L.I. 2111).   “…with effect from …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has extended the deadline for members of the Scheme to merge their SSNIT and Ghana Card numbers to June 30, 2022. The initial deadline was December 31, 2021.     From July 1, 2022, SSNIT says the Ghana Card will be the …

The Registrar General, Jemima Oware has said that as of January 2022, only the National Identification Authority card will be accepted for the registration of businesses in the country. According to her, all other requirements such as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) from Ghana Revenue Authority will no longer be …

Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) says the Ghana Card cannot be used as a legitimate document to verify Ghanaians’ citizenship and identity. Hassan Ayariga, in a circular, said the official travel document accepted worldwide is the passport; hence, the move by government to digitalise the Ghana …

The former Executive Secretary of National Identification Authority (NIA), Osei Kwame Griffiths has accused the sitting Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of lying and getting away with it over the years.   According to him, the document the Vice President presented at his fireside conversation at Ashesi University on the …

Ghanaians will soon be able to use the Ghana Card as a passport for travelling across the globe, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has said. The NIA has begun talks with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) to get two separate certifications to make the …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the Minister for Communication and Digitalization will between June and July announce the re-registration of all SIM cards in use in Ghana as part of measures to help in the formalization of the Ghanaian economy. He stated this during a speech …

The National Identification Authority says existing Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) will be phased out gradually as Ghana Card numbers officially take their place starting April 1, 2021. Though it has not provided timelines, the authority says processes for all national identification numbers to become TINs and social security numbers are …