SIM card registration extended to July 31

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalistion has extended the deadline for the ongoing SIM card registration exercise to July 31, 2022.

It said the extension had become necessary to enable over the 7.5 million Ghanaians without Ghana cards have the opportunity to obtain their cards and have their SIM cards registered, among other things.

A statement signed by the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, indicted that since the exercise began in 2021, 14,091,542 SIM cards had been linked to the Ghana Card, 10,348,532 Bio-Captures conducted and 99,445 New SIMS registered.

“It is clear that the deadline for completion of the registration of the remaining active SIM cards cannot be met,” it said.

“More time will also be required to update the SIM Registration App for the registration of diplomats, while a Self-Service SIM Registration App is also being developed to facilitate registration of SIM cards for Ghanaians resident abroad. This will be operational by mid-April,” the statement further read.

“These issues make it imperative for the deadline to be extended to ensure that every eligible SIM card is captured and we produce a credible database by the end of the exercise,” it continued.

The Ministry commended all Ghanaians and foreign residents in Ghana for their support in ensuring that, through the exercise, the government develops and builds a credible SIM database with integrity.

The move, it noted, “will help address issues of cyber fraud and promote