The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the receipt of 700,000 blank Ghana Card stock on Monday, February 17, 2025, following weeks of negotiations led by Acting Executive Secretary Wisdom Kwaku Deku and its technical partners. These blank cards will be used to process pending applications, including first-time issuances, …
Read More »NIA Announces Fees For Ghana Card Services At Premium Centres
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced fees for Ghana Card services at designated registration centres. A notice shared on the NIA’s official Facebook page on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, outlines the charges for various services, including first-time registration, card replacement and record updates. According to the notice, first-time registration …
Read More »NIA Board Rejects Petition To Remove Professor Kenneth Attafuah
The Governing Board of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has rejected the petition by the Public Services Workers Union, Trades Union Congress (TUC), demanding the removal of Executive Secretary Professor Kenneth Attafuah. On July 1, nearly a thousand NIA staff members sent a petition to the President to demand the …
Read More »NIA Workers Suspend Strike
The staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has called off the strike which began on Monday, June 10. In a press release shared, on Wednesday, the NIA staff indicated that their decision was influenced by interventions from various stakeholders including the Minister for National Security, Fair Wages and Salaries …
Read More »Eastern Region: 26-Year-Old Man Jailed 12 Months For Impersonating NIA staff
Oheneba Emmanuel Kwaku, a 26-year-old man, has been sentenced into prison custody for a year. Emmanuel Kwaku Oheneba was charged for presenting himself as a staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) and issuing fake Ghana Cards to unsuspecting victims at Obretema in the Suhum municipality of the Eastern Region …
Read More »NIA Shuts Down Ghana Card Centre At El-Wak Sports Stadium
The National Identification Authority (NIA) will on Monday (31 October) close down its special service centre at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra. “Applicants requesting update and card replacement services should visit the nearest NIA district or regional office,” the NIA announced on Friday. “All applicants yet to pick up …
Read More »NIA Boss Bemoans Corrupt Practices By Staff
Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof. Ken Attafuah has expressed worry over corrupt acts by some personnel of the Authority. According to him, some NIA staff have been arrested and prosecuted for extorting monies from Ghanaians at various registration centres. Updating the media on the Ghana …
Read More »NIA To Begin Ghana Card Replacement, Data Update Services At El-Wak
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that effective Monday, August 15, 2022, its electronic card replacement and update of personal information (change or correction of personal records) services currently available at its offices nationwide, will be offered at the El-Wak Sports Stadium. Applicants opting for these services will be …
Read More »NIA Officials Issuing GhanaCard To NPP Fanatics Using Branch Data Of The Party- Bright Botchway Alleges
The Central Regional Deputy Youth Organizer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Bright Botchway has alleged that the ongoing GhanaCard issuance to those who have registered is part of the grand scheme by the incumbent to rig the forthcoming 2024 elections. According to him, the NIA officers are …
Read More »Minority MPs To EC: Don’t Use Ghana Card For 2024 Voters Register
The Minority in Parliament have pushed against plans by the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the Ghana Card for the compilation of the 2024 Voters Register. According to them, such a move will disenfranchise a lot of Ghanaians since many citizens are yet to receive their Ghana Cards. Speaking on …
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