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The Social Security and National Insurance Scheme (SSNIT) has merged the identity of a total of more than 1.9 million beneficiaries to the National Identification Card (Ghana Card), Mr. Joseph Poku, the Chief Actuary at SSNIT, has disclosed. Mr. Poku said the merger was done between June 28, 2021, to …

At the ongoing NPP 2022 Delegates Congress Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress ((NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor, rather chose to throw jabs at the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, instead of a solidarity message. Mr Otukonor, while delivering a goodwill message on behalf of the opposition party, told NPP delegates gathered …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia made a bold statement in his recent public outing which has gotten him trending on social media platforms, particularly Twitter. According to the Vice President, he will choose the Ghana Card over a thousand interchanges when pushed to the wall to make a choice. The Vice President …

US-based Ghanaian Madam Winifred has disclosed that her ex-husband poisoned her to bring his wife and children from Ghana to stay after getting his green card through their marriage. In an interview on Daily Hustle Worldwide, Madam Winifred indicated that her former husband only married her for documents, a marriage …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said the Ghana Card is only an alternative travel document to the country’s current biometric passport and not a replacement. According to the minister, the Ghana passport and travel certificate are the only internationally recognised documents for Ghanaian …

The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said her ministry would not extend the set deadline for the nationwide SIM card registration exercise. Consequently, she said all unregistered SIM cards would be deactivated by the end of July this year, and advised mobile phone users yet to …

The Tamale District Magistrate Court has convicted Doris Okeke, a 37-year-old Nigerian, for attempting to acquire Ghana Card using a false identity. Magistrate Amadu Issifu fined her 200 penalty units, the equivalent of GHc2,400 or in default serve 18 months in jail. She paid the fine to avoid a jail …

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance has launched the Government of Ghana Staff and Travel Card (GoG E-Travel Card) for use by government functionaries and employees. The launch of this innovative product, geared toward enhancing public financial management and reporting, was made possible …

Only football fans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed into the various stadia across the country on match days, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced. This includes the match between Ghana and Nigeria scheduled to be played at the Cape Coast Stadium on Friday, …

The Ghana Immigration Service has announced effective March 1, 2022, it will begin to admit Ghanaian passengers and dual nationals returning to the country on a valid Ghana Card. This follows the official recognition of the Card as an ICAO-compliant travel document which will serve as an optional travel document. A statement, …