A report by the Committee on Communications of Parliament shows that the National Identification Authority (NIA) is yet to register and issue a national identification card to 83percent of the country’s estimated 27million population. According to the report, only 4.5million resident Ghanaians, representing 17percent of the population, have National IDs. “Presently, the Authority is managing … Read more
The Akufo-Addo government has begun the process of implementing a comprehensive national identification project in fulfillment of a long-held New Patriotic Party (NPP) campaign pledge to build a database of Ghanaians and other nationals resident in Ghana. At a broad consultative meeting chaired by the Vice-President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 … Read more
The Akufo-Addo government has begun the process of implementing a comprehensive national identification project, in fulfillment of a long-held NPP campaign pledge to build a database of Ghanaians and other nationals resident in Ghana. At a broad consultative meeting chaired by the Vice President, AlhajiDrMahamuduBawumia, all the major stakeholders, including the Births and Deaths Registry … Read more
The first day of the extended re-registration of those whose names were deleted from the voters register because they had registered with National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards recorded a very low turnout. The re-registration exercise, which was supposed to have ended on July 28, 2016, had to be extended following calls, petitions and concerns … Read more