Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia clarified comments attributed to him at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) awards ceremony recently, stressing that he did not say that the Ghana Card could be used to buy a car outright. The clarification comes amidst discussions sparked by earlier comments made …
Read More »DVLA to phase out PVC card driver’s license with smart card driver’s license by March 2024
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority has said that effective March 2024, all Polyvynl Chloride (PVC) Card driver’s license will declared invalid and replaced with a Smart Card driver’s license. The DVLA in a statement issued on September 6, 2023 said it is therefore inviting all holders of the PVC …
Read More »‘Madness! The Ghana Card is stupid’ – Visibly angry foreigner residing in Ghana slams govt
A visibly frustrated foreigner residing in Ghana has gone online to rant about what she says is the extortion of non-citizens in the country with regard to acquiring Ghana Cards. The young lady, who vented her spleen in a minute and 3 seconds video, described the requirement for non-citizens to …
Read More »Menzgold abandons GH¢650 verification card sale after backlash
Menzgold Ghana has announced the cancellation of a paid customer validation process in its efforts to facilitate the processing of payments for its aggrieved customers. In a letter dated August 18, 2023, the company informed its clients that this validation is necessary following the initial assessments, which according to them …
Read More »NIA sacks 10 staff over extortion from Ghana card applicants
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed 10 staff after they were found guilty of misconduct and unauthorised collection of monies from some Ghana Card applicants. According to a news report by asaaseradio.com, the staff were indicted after an investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police …
Read More »UCC lecturer reveals how he travelled from Germany with Ghana Card after misplacing his passport
A lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Dr Emmanuel Acheampong, has revealed how the Ghanacard saved him from missing his flight from Germany to Ghana after misplacing his passport. Speaking on Okay FM Friday morning, Dr. Acheampong narrated how he got to the airport in Hamburg, only to realise …
Read More »I no longer use NHIS card; I pay when I go to hospital – Health Minister laments
Minister of Health, Kweku Agyemang Manu has revealed that he pays cash whenever he visits the hospital despite being on the National Health Insurance Scheme. He mentioned specifically that visits to the Ridge Hospital and the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) have seen him pay cash after receiving the …
Read More »Parliament unanimously rejects EC’s Ghana card-only-for-voter registration C.I.
Both sides of parliament have rejected the Electoral Commission’s constitutional instrument that aimed to make the Ghana card the only document for the registration of voters. In its report, the Committee of the Whole, before which the EC, National Identification Authority and the Finance Ministry appeared to speak on the …
Read More »NIA denies wrongdoing in ‘Kwabena Adu Gyamfi’ Ghana Card issuance
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has denied any wrongdoing in the issuance of a Ghana Card bearing the name Kwabena Adu Gyamfi. According to the NIA, the registration officials are bound to register and issue a Ghana Card to an applicant who presents any of the valid documents specified by …
Read More »There is no Victor Kusi Boateng in NIA’s database – Ablakwa reveals Ghana Card records
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu has disclosed some purported details on the Ghana Card of embattled secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng. The secretary is accused of operating under the pseudonym Kwabena Adu Gyamfi for criminal purposes, in …
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