83% of Ghanaians Without National ID
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...
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Committee Proposes 10yrs For Validity of Passport
Committee on Foreign Affairs of Parliament has proposed a ten-year duration period after which a Ghanaian passport should be renewed. The proposal is one of the many ways the Committee puts forward...
Parliament Wants 10 Years Valid Passports Not 5
Parliament is proposing a ten year period during which a passport in Ghana can be deemed to be valid. After the ten year period the passport will be deemed to have expired and must be renewed. This...
Charismatic Bishops To Gov’t
The Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has suggested an increment in road tolls as an effective measure of raising revenue for various road projects. The Conference in a communique signed by its...
Automating toll booths will enhance revenue generation for government, Eric Amponsah Boateng, a tax consultant, has said. The Minister nominee for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has promised...
Automating toll booths will enhance revenue generation for government, Eric Amponsah Boateng, a tax consultant, has said. The Minister nominee for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has...
We’ll Speed Up Migration To Chip-Embedded Passports – Ayorkor Botchwey
Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said if she’s approved by Parliament, her administration will speed up work on migrating from Ghana’s biometric passports system to...
We’ll Speed Up Migration To Chip-Embedded Passports
Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said if she’s approved by Parliament, her administration will speed up work on migrating from Ghana’s biometric passports system...
We’ll Move To Chip Embedded Passports
Foreign Affairs Minister-nominee, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said if she’s approved by Parliament, her administration will speed up work on migrating from biometric passports to chip embedded...
Bigmanism And Nyebroism-Cracks In State Institutions
It is important to stress here that the term ‘nyebroism’ was chosen for its popularity and relevance but has no tribal meaning or inferences. Nyebroism simply means the act of identifying with...
A More Balanced Perspective After An Encounter With Embasy Staff
On Monday, December 19, 2016, I received my Ghanaian passport at the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D. C. Having been disappointed by the mission’s services and having taken to the media to express...
Online Passport Application To Start In 2017
Ghanaians will no longer have to wake up at dawn to queue for passports but may soon be able to apply and secure a passport by applying online. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional...
Where Are the Instant ID Cards Promised in October 2014?
There are fears that the identity crisis facing the country due to the lack of a credible register of all Ghanaians to serve as the singular reference source is a recipe for chaos, especially...