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Thursday, 3.07.2025
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The long-awaited biometric registration exercise took off at selected polling stations nationwide on Saturday. The exercise, which is being done in phases, is to replace the existing voters’ register and by implication nullify previous Voter ID cards.

The supervisory body, Electoral Commission of Ghana, has given the assurance that they are poised to ensure a successful exercise that is aimed at curtailing electoral fraud such as double registration and voting among others.

Read more: GH: Nationwide biometric registration exercise begins

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) on Friday organised a day’s consultative meeting for Information Technology (IT) managers of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on new products and service at the agency in Accra.

NITA was established by an Act of Parliament to lead the transformation of Public Service information management and efficient delivery of services by government to citizens, provide the foundation and framework for utilising information and technology and to transform the country into a value-based knowledge society.

Read more: GH: NITA holds consultative meeting with IT managers

All the 65,186 teachers in public junior high schools (JHS) are to benefit from the supply of laptops under a special programme by the government to promote teaching and electronic learning (e-learning) in basic schools.

The laptops will be equipped with special Internet modems which will allow the teachers to share ideas on subjects and teaching methods.

Read more: GH: Teachers to go hi-tech with laptops

The Krachi East District Assembly hopes to collaborate with the RLG Communications, an indigenous mobile phone assembly company in Ghana to bring information communication technology ICT to the door steps of people in the district.

A major step taken towards the fulfillment of this dream is the construction of an ICT centre at Dambai the district capital.

Speaking to Ghanadistricts.com, District Planning Officer, Yakubu Mohammed Hardi disclosed that the facility under construction is expected for completion soon.

Read more: GH: ICT Centre To Be Completed Soon

A deputy chairman of the Electoral Commission, David Kanga has warned that transferring of voters from one polling station to another will be very difficult this year due to the introduction of the biometric register.

Even though the Commission is working around the clock to find possible ways of dealing with the issue, Mr. Kanga cautioned voters to register at polling stations in their neighbourhood.

Read more: GH: Vote Transfer Will Be Difficult This Year - Deputy EC Chair

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