SIM CARD REGISTRATION EXTENDED

PRESS RELEASE 

Extension Of Deadline for SIM Card Registration The SIM registration exercise began on 1st October, 2021 and Is expected to end on 31* March, 2022. As at 17th March, 10,091,542 SIM Cards have been linked to the Ghana Card, 10,348,532  biometric captures conducted and 99,445 New SIMs registered. 

Due to a number of factors inducing the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents are yet to obtain Ghana Cards to enable them register their SIM cards, It is clear that the deadline for completion of the registration of the remaining active SIM cards cannot be met.

More time will also be required to update the SIM Registration App for the registration of diplomats, while a Self-Servce SIM Registration App is also being developed to facilitate registration of SIM cards for Ghanaians residents abroad. This will shift operations by mid April. 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  the exercise. The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has therefore extended the deadline for tne registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards to 31st July, 2022. We commend all Ghanaians and foreign residents in Ghana for their support In ensuring that through this exercise, we develop and build a credible SIM database with integrtty. which will help address issues  of cyber fraud and promote secure SIM Cro Dased transactions as part ๙ our efforts to digitally transform the economy.