The National Identification Authority, NIA, has debunked media reportage that galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, obtained a non-citizen Ghana Card on February 27, 2022. According to the authority, the name Aisha Huang does not exist in their database rather, there is Huang En in their system. NIA in a statement sighted …
Read More »NIA moves Ghana card updates, verification and replacement to El-wak stadium
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the change in place of some services regarding the ongoing Ghana card registration process. The changes are effective Monday, March 28, 2022. From that date, the NIA says the update of personal records, verification of cards and replacement of cards will no longer …
Read More »Stampede during Ghana Card registration – NIA clarifies incident
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has explained the circumstances that led to the stampede at its head office during the registration for the GhanaCard on Tuesday March 22. Corporate Affairs officer at NIA, Henry Aboagye told TV3 that “I went there, the gate was opened around 7:30AM. There was a …
Read More »Chaos at NIA Head Office as Ghanaians struggle to acquire Ghana Card
Ghana Card made a standard requirement for SIM registration Ghanaians struggle to acquire Ghana Card Ministry of Communication extends SIM registration deadline There was a reported stampede at the Head Office of the National Identification Authority in Accra. This comes in the light of several Ghanaians attempting to acquire the …
Read More »C/R: Twifu Praso NIA office shutdown over unpaid ECG bills
The Twifu Praso National Identification Authority (NIA) Office in the Central Region has been shut-down over nonpayment of electricity bills. The NIA office in the area stopped operating after the Electricity Company of Ghana officials in the Twifu Atti-Morkwa District disconnected power to the office. According to sources, the Twifu …
Read More »NIA distances itself from SIM re-registration
Group calls for boycott of Telcos NIA speaks on role in SIM re-registration Various concerns raised about ongoing SIM re-registration exercise The National Identification Authority has defined its role in the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise being undertaken by telecommunication service providers (Telcos) on behalf of the National Communication Authority. …
Read More »Ghana Card is free, don’t pay monies to any staff – NIA to Ghanaians
Media Relations Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Dora Badu Owusu Adoma has tasked the public to report officers who take money from them in the registration process for the Ghana Card. She explained that the registration process for the Ghana Card is free at all district and …
Read More »NIA takes delivery of first batch of Kantanka cars
The National Identification Authority on Monday, December 2021 took delivery of 18 Oman Ma pickup vehicles from the Kantanka Automobile Company. The presentation of the 18 vehicles the first batch 85 cars being manufactured by the Ghanaian automobile firm for the NIA. At a brief handing over ceremony, the …
Read More »CAGD suspends ‘no NIA Card, no Dec. salary’ plans
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 …
Read More »Top NIA Official Shot As Gunmen invade Peace Council meeting
A senior officer of the National Identification Authority has reportedly been killed after gunmen invaded a Peace Council meeting at Saboabi in the Northern region. Reports indicate the incident occurred on Thursday, October 8, 2020, when a quasi-peace committee, that works under the Peace Council met to resolve a chieftaincy dispute …
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