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The National Identification Authority (NIA) has attributed the delay in issuing Ghana cards to some applicants to inconsistencies in the data provided by the affected applicants. Explaining why many applicants were yet to have their cards printed or issued to them, the Executive Secretary of the NIA, Professor Ken Attafuah said the NIA was resolving the issue on a case ...

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its flag bearer, Mr John Dramani Mahama, have turned to the head pastors of The Church of Pentecost to intervene in the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voter register a few months into the elections. The party’s National Chairman, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, while reiterating the NDC’s opposition ...

Video Archive Listen to the Article A young man with a pollution mask stands by the Atonsu-Lake road waiting for his customers. It doesn’t take long for them to arrive one after the other, offering 50p for one mask as the passengers brace for one hell of a journey. “We have reduced the price so everyone can buy,” he said. ...

An analysis of the Ghana Statistical Service’s data on inflation for 2019 shows that Greater Accra was the most expensive region for consumers over the past 12 months. The country’s statistical agency which collects data on the changes in prices of food and non-food items on Wednesday, released its December 2019 data which showed that inflation in Greater Accra stood ...

Thirteen political parties say the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 elections is necessary. The parties which include the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Convention (PNC), Convention People’s Party (CPP) among others, believe the EC has made a solid case for a ...

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has said he will lead Ghanaians to reject the 2020 general election results should the Electoral Commission (EC) ignore the contribution of stakeholders and conduct the polls the way it wants. Speaking at a public forum organised by the Coalition of CSOs for Good Governance on whether or not the ...

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the introduction of the National Identification Card will soon erase all arguments about the use of voters’ register for elections in the country. According to him, the card will automatically replace the voters’ ID since the Electoral Commission (EC) will extract details of all those who have turned eighteen and above and ...

Prof. Ken Attafuah Chief Executive of the National Identification Authority (NIA) says his outfit is planning on doing ‘Co-location’ after the mass registration exercise. This he says will enable those who could not register for the Ghana Card during the mass registration which ends in March 2020 to do so. Mr. Attafuah who was on the Joy Super Morning Show ...

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has concluded negotiations with traders for them to move into the new Kejetia Market to pave the way for the construction of the second phase of the Kejetia/Central Market Redevelopment Project. The KMA set the end of November last year as the deadline for the evacuation of all traders from the central market, but had ...

Video Archive Listen to the Article The Electoral Commission has once again denied the allegation that it intends to rig this year’s election in favour of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). “We have no intention of rigging the election; we make sure we involve all the political parties in everything we do; there is transparency in our processes”, Communications ...