The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it has successfully cleared a backlog of more than 640,000 Ghana Cards and significantly expanded its service delivery infrastructure both locally and abroad.

Executive Secretary Wisdom Kwaku Deku disclosed that the backlog was cleared in 2025 through coordinated efforts with technical partners and the supply of blank cards to district offices, enabling faster printing and distribution nationwide.

Speaking during a press conference on May 21, 2026, he explained that the intervention ensured continuity of services and restored efficiency to the identity card issuance system following earlier operational challenges.

“We supplied blank cards to district offices to clear the backlog of over 640,000 cards, which were successfully printed and distributed by September 2025,” he said.

Deku added that the Authority is currently operating in 11 Ghana Missions abroad, with plans to expand further to countries including Spain, the United Arab Emirates, China, South Korea, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria.

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