Ghana to begin issuing digital IDs to newborns from August

The issuance of digital ID numbers, known as Ghana Card numbers, to newborns in Gnana is set to begin next month, according to the country’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.

Bawumia was speaking over the weekend at an event in the port city of Cape Coast to mark the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Ghana National College, one of the country’s most prominent high schools.

A press release from the Presidency dated July 23 states that the planned rollout of digital …

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