NIA details when registration for children aged 6–14 years will begin nationwide

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced plans to begin a nationwide mass registration exercise targeting over 3 million children aged between 6 to 14 years in May.

The move, forms part of the Authority's broader plan to ensure that all Ghanaians are captured within the national identification system.

According to the Director of Corporate Affairs, Williams Ampomah Darlas, the NIA has so far issued about 18.7 million Ghana Cards to persons aged 15 and above, and the current focus has now shifted to children within the 6 to 14 years age

bracket.

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He explained that an earlier exercise conducted in 2024 across 164 districts was fraught with challenges, noting that building on that, the NIA is introducing instant card printing and issuance for the upcoming exercise to improve efficiency and accessibility.

“Next month, hopefully, we are starting another mass registration for kids aged 6 to 14. This time around, we want to do instant printing and issuance so that the moment the kids come, you take them through the process and issue their cards.

"So, what that means is we are asking all the kids to come with their parents because they are minors. They have to come with their parents,” he said in an interview on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Ampomah Darlas noted that the registration process has been structured into three age categories: children aged 0 to 5, those between 6 and 14, and persons aged 15 and above.

He explained that the exercise will begin in the Volta and Oti Regions before moving simultaneously to the northern sector, covering the five northern regions.

“We start from the Volta Region and Oti. It will be simultaneous. From there, we move up north to do the five northern regions. Then we will descend to the southern part of Ghana, including Bono, Bono East, and parts of the Ashanti Region, before concluding in other remaining areas,” he said.

Ampomah Darlas encouraged all parents to ensure their children are presented for registration, adding that children who are not in school but reside within school communities will also be eligible to participate in the exercise.

“Parents should make sure that they bring their children for the registration. We are doing this at a point when they are in school because that is when we can easily capture them,” he added.

He expressed optimism that the improved process will enhance efficiency, reduce delays, and ensure wider coverage of the national identification system among school-aged children across the country.

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