Workers of the National Identification Authority (NIA) under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) have announced an indefinite nationwide strike effective Wednesday, May 13, 2026, over unresolved concerns relating to their working conditions. …
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National Identification Authority
Also known as: NIA
National Identification Authority — body issuing Ghana Card identification and conducting nationwide registration exercises, currently facing staff strike over salary migration delays.
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- May 2026
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has issued an urgent appeal to its workforce to withdraw a looming strike notice, promising that a long-awaited breakthrough regarding their conditions of service is just fourteen days away. …
‘Give us two weeks’ – NIA Management pleads for calm as strike deadline loomsWorkers of the National Identification Authority (NIA) have announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike from May 13, 2026, over delays in the approval and implementation of a migration report affecting salaries, promotions, and staff placements. …
NIA workers to strike May 13 over 22-month delay in salary migration approvals… The GNA gathered that offices of several institutions, including the Ambulance Service, Fire Service, Environmental Health Service, Legal Aid, Zoomlion, the Agric Directorate, the Narcotics Control Commission, the National Identification Authority, the National Commission for Civ …
Parts of Keta submerged after hours of heavy downpourThe National Identification Authority (NIA) has expressed its intention to develop a dynamic database by creating a single system that encompasses all registrant details, including genealogical trees. …
NIA aims to build a dynamic database – Corporate Affairs Director… For example, GIPA working with the Office of the Registrar of Companies and National Identification Authority can obtain information about every business with foreign ownership, based on which it can require such business to mandatorily register with the authority for effective m …
Implication of new investment law for AFCFTA ImplementationThe National Identification Authority has resumed the Ghana Card registration exercise for children between the ages of 6 and 14 in the Volta and Oti regions. …
NIA resumes Ghana card registration for children in Volta and Oti regionsThe National Identification Authority (NIA), in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has announced the resumption of the Ghana Card registration exercise for children aged between six and fourteen in the Volta Region and Oti Region. …
NIA resumes Ghana Card registration for children in Volta and Oti Regions- April 2026
The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it is targeting about 3.1 million children nationwide as Ghana Card registration for children aged between 6 and 14 years resumes on Tuesday, May 5, beginning with the Volta and Oti Regions. …
NIA targets 3.1 million children as Ghana Card registration for ages 6–14 resumes May 5… sibility, and so if individuals and institutions committed to doing the right things consistently, “we will build a disciplined, transparent, and credible public sector.” Looking ahead, Mr Agyei said, the CAGD was deepening collaboration with the National Identification Authority …
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NIA staff declare indefinite nationwide strike from May 13
The News
Workers of the National Identification Authority under the Public Services Workers' Union have announced an indefinite nationwide strike effective Wednesday, May 13, 2026, over unresolved concerns relating to their working conditions. The union has instructed all members across the country to fully comply with the strike directive until their demands are addressed.
Why it matters
Indefinite nationwide NIA strike from May 13 will directly disrupt ID services for millions of Ghanaians.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Yesterday
NIA staff declare indefinite nationwide strike from May 13
Workers of the National Identification Authority under the Public Services Workers' Union have announced an indefinite nationwide strike effective Wednesday, May 13, 2026, over unresolved concerns relating to their working conditions. The union has instructed all members across the country to fully comply with the strike directive until their demands are addressed.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Saturday 9 May
NIA seeks two-week delay as public sector staff strike looms
The National Identification Authority has appealed to its workforce to withdraw a strike notice set for Monday, 13 May 2026, promising a breakthrough on salary structure migration within fourteen days. The Public Services Workers' Union had declared indefinite industrial action over delays in migrating staff to improved conditions of service, a process approved in July 2024 but stalled in bureaucratic review at the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and Ministry of Finance.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Thursday 7 May
NIA workers plan indefinite strike over salary migration delays
Workers at the National Identification Authority announced an indefinite strike from May 13, 2026, citing a 22-month delay in approval and implementation of a migration exercise affecting salaries, promotions, and staff placements. The Public Services Workers' Union accused the Ministry of Finance of causing undue delays in granting final approval, despite the Scheme of Service being approved in July 2024 and the migration exercise beginning in December 2024.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Keta Township submerged by heavy rainfall, displacing residents
Hours of heavy rainfall in Keta, Volta Region, in the early hours of Wednesday, May 6, submerged parts of the township, displacing residents and destroying property including furniture, foodstuffs, electronics, and clothing. The flooding, described as one of the worst in recent times, also damaged community roads and pathways, hampering emergency efforts; the Keta Municipal Assembly and NADMO are assessing damage and providing support.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
NIA plans dynamic database integrating genealogy into Ghana Card
The National Identification Authority intends to develop a unified system containing all registrant details, including genealogical information, and integrate NHIS client details into the Ghana Card to enable quick background checks. The initiative is being piloted through a 21-day registration exercise for children aged 6–14 in the Volta and Oti Regions, with minors' records linked to their guardians for easier future identification.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Wednesday 6 May
Ghana's new investment law aims to boost AfCFTA implementation
Ghana's Parliament approved the Ghana Investment Promotion Act (GIPA) Bill 2025 on April 4th 2026, replacing the previous investment code to create a more favorable environment for foreign and intra-Africa investment. The new law addresses challenges in the previous code, including high minimum capital requirements that deterred diaspora and smaller African investors.
6 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Tuesday 5 May
NIA resumes Ghana Card registration for children aged 6–14
The National Identification Authority has resumed Ghana Card registration for children aged 6 to 14 in the Volta and Oti regions, beginning May 5, 2026, in partnership with the National Health Insurance Authority. The exercise is part of a nationwide campaign to register about 3.1 million children and will proceed in phased rollouts across regions, with registration teams visiting schools daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
5 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Monday 4 May
NIA resumes Ghana Card registration for Volta and Oti children
The National Identification Authority and National Health Insurance Authority have announced the resumption of Ghana Card registration for children aged six to fourteen in Volta and Oti Regions, beginning May 5, 2026, as part of a nationwide effort to register an estimated 3.1 million children. Registration teams will visit public and private schools daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with each phase lasting no fewer than 21 days.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Wednesday 29 April
NIA resumes Ghana Card registration for ages 6–14 from May 5
The National Identification Authority is targeting about 3.1 million children nationwide for Ghana Card registration, with the exercise resuming on Tuesday, May 5, starting in Volta and Oti Regions before extending countrywide in phases. Each phase is expected to run for at least 21 days, conducted in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Authority to improve data coordination.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Tuesday 28 April
Accountant-General urges public sector to address audit infractions
Controller and Accountant-General Kwasi Agyei has called on public institutions to confront persistent audit infractions with honesty and resolve, noting that Auditor-General reports consistently show breaches of financial regulations, weak internal controls, and non-compliance across ministries and assemblies that result in significant financial losses.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →