Story By: Addo Oforiwa Abigail. Student Journalist
The minister for communications and Digitalisation, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, issued a press statement to extend the deadline for the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) from March 31 to July 31, 2022.
The statement made it clear that as of 17 March 2022, about 14,091,542 SIM cards had been linked to the Ghana card whereas 10,348,532 had been captured using the biometric and 99,445 new SIMs registered.
Again, over 7.5 million Ghanaians have not received their Ghana Card to enable them to register their SIM hence the extension of the deadline for a smooth registration exercise and credible database.
The minister again said this extension will provide more time to update the SIM Registration App for the diplomats and a Self-Service SIM Registration App that will enable Ghanaians staying abroad to get the opportunity to register their SIMs successfully.
The ministry is commending all Ghanaians and foreign residents in Ghana for their consent in ensuring that, through this exercise, they will be able to develop and build a credible SIM database with integrity that will help deal with cyber frauds and facilitate secure SIM card based transactions as part of their effort to digitally transform the economy.
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