Ghana’s identity authority claims $80M debt from government over ID card production
The Executive Secretary of Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has insisted that the government owes the…
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Ghana to begin issuing digital IDs to newborns from August
The issuance of digital ID numbers, known as Ghana Card numbers, to newborns in Ghana is set to begin next…
Ghana police get over 100 biometric devices for field checks against national database
Police in Ghana have acquired more than 100 mobile devices to perform biometric identity verifications in the field, Modern Ghana…
Biometric audit finds thousands of ‘ghost workers’ on Ghana’s public service payroll
At least 148,000 public sector workers in Ghana cannot be biometrically identified in the database of the National Identification Authority…
Ghana switches from dedicated biometric cards for pensioners to Ghana Card, counts savings
The head of the Ghana Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the government agency responsible for managing pension matters,…
Ghana imposes fee for biometric SIM registration with self-service app
The Ghanaian government is introducing a self-service mobile application, with a fee, to fast-track the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise…
Telco says low Ghana Card issuance major setback in biometric SIM re-registration process
A process in Ghana for users of mobile phones to re-identify their SIM cards with biometrics is proceeding more slowly…
Difficulties in registration for Ghana’s digital ID worries lawmakers
The challenges faced by Ghanaians as they struggle to apply for the biometric national digital ID card dubbed the Ghana…
Ghana unveils plan to assign digital IDs to newborns
As a continuation of the national digital transformation agenda in the health sector, pregnant women in Ghana will soon be…
Confusion greets Ghana Card PKD inclusion announcement by ICAO
A development this past week suggesting that Ghana’s national biometric ID card dubbed Ghana Card has been okayed by the…
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