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NIA to roll out more 24-Hour Prestige Registration Centres across Ghana
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The National Identification Authority (NIA)is set to expand access to identity services with the rollout of more Prestige 24-Hour Registration Centres across the country, in line with government’s 24-Hour Economy flagship policy.
This was announced yesterday by the Chief Executive Officer of NIA, Wisdom Kwaku Deku, during a special media tour of the NIA Prestige Centre at Labone, near Indulge Restaurant in Accra.
Mr. Deku told journalists that the Labone facility is the first of its kind, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with staff working in shifts to ensure uninterrupted service.
According to him, the centre has already recorded over 60 people accessing services within a short period of operation.
He added that two more centres will be opened in Kumasi in the coming days, as part of the first phase of expansion.
The NIA boss disclosed that the Authority, in partnership with private sector players, plans to establish about 20 Prestige Centres nationwide.
He said the initiative is expected to create approximately 120 direct jobs while making the Ghana Card more accessible to citizens at all times.
“We don’t want people to be denied the opportunity of getting or replacing their Ghana Card in times of need,” Mr. Deku stated.
According to him, “The Ghana Card is essential, and with the 24-hour economy policy, identity services must also be available around the clock.”
He also called on more private partners to come on board to support the expansion.
The Director of Corporate Affairs, William Amponsah Emmanuel Darlas, took the media on a tour of the Labone facility, showcasing the registration booths, waiting areas and service desks among others.
Some individuals who have used the prestige centre expressed appreciation to the NIA, describing the service as
fast, convenient and efficient.
With the 24-hour model now in motion, the NIA says it is committed to ensuring that every Ghanaian can access identity services at a time that suits them, day or night.
Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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President John Dramani Mahama will be joining African heads of state, business leaders, investors and innovators shaping Africa’s next chapter, at the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum scheduled to take place from 2nd to 4th October 2026 in the historic city of Alamein on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.
The three-day Alamein Africa Forum is established as a permanent African Business Forum to convene biennially in Egypt.
It is to become the continent’s premier gathering where political power meets entrepreneurial prowess, bridging the established engines of African growth with the new sectors defining its future.
Co-organised by the Government of Egypt, African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union and AUDA-NEPAD, it is expected to bring together more than twenty (20) heads of state and government representatives alongside business leaders, bankers and development institutions.
Ghana’s President, who on 23rd September 2026 declared Ghana is open for business in New York after ringing the ceremonial closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market will be leading the Ghanaian delegation, to include the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu – Adjare, to the forum.
Other members of the Ghanaian delegation are the Head and Presidential Advisor for Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, Hon. Augustus Goosie Tanoh, Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States, Colonel Larry Gbevlo – Lartey alongside key Ghanaian private sector players.
Bringing together leaders in politics, business and policy from across the continent, the Alamein Africa Forum will provide a unique opportunity to shape Africa’s growth agenda by aligning policy and investment priorities, mobilising partnerships for implementation and strengthening financing and investment pathways.
The private sector must become an integral part of Agenda 2063, the African Union’s strategic fifty-year masterplan to transform the continent. The private sector is the core economic engine required to turn the African 2063 from an aspirational government roadmap into realized infrastructure, jobs, and value-added trade.
By Chris KONEY
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Contractors move to site to begin construction of 120-Bed Trauma Hospital at Bole – Felix Kwakye Ofosu
Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that contractors have moved to site to begin construction of a 120-bed Specialised Trauma and Emergency Hospital at Bole in the Savannah Region.
According to the Minister, the 16,000 square metre facility will be equipped with modern medical infrastructure to provide emergency and trauma care.
The hospital will have a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Unit, trauma resuscitation bays, emergency operating theatres, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a High Dependency Unit (HDU).
It will also include specialised trauma wards, a burns treatment unit, orthopaedic and surgical units, as well as imaging and diagnostic facilities, among others.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
