Govt announced new deadline to end Sim card re-registration

 

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization under the auspices of the Government of Ghana (GoG) says the ending date of the Sim card re-registration which commenced October 1, 2021, has been proactively extended.

Expected to end on March 31, 2022, the Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Madam Ursula Owusu Ekuful in a statement copied to EducationWeb said the Sim card registration will now end July 31, 2022, nationwide.

“As of March 17, 2022, a total of 14,091,542 Sim cards have been linked to the Ghana card. 10,348, 532 bio-captures conducted and 99,445 new Sims registered,” the Digitalization Minister and Ablekuma West MP said on Tuesday.

Mrs Ekuful-Owusu Ursula said the decision to extend the Sim re-registration deadline follows the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents are yet to obtain their Ghana cards to enable them to register their Sim cards.

“More time will also be required to update the SIM Registration App for the registration diplomats while Self-Service Sim Registration App is also being developed to facilitate registration of Sim cards for Ghanaian residents abroad

“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,” the Communications Ministry statement explained.

How to re-register your Sim Card with Ghana Card using USSD

Stage 1

1. On your smartphone dial *404#

2. Enter your Ghana Card Pin (Enter letters and figures without the hyphens)

3. Confirm your Ghana Card Pin

4. Enter your Surname

5. Enter your First name

6. Enter your Date of Birth (DDMMYY)

7. Select Sex (Male or Female)

8. Confirm details

9. Submit details provided after confirmation

If the process is successful, you will get a confirmation message with a unique code, If unsuccessful due to wrong details, you have 3 attempts to answer security questions and If unsuccessful due to verification failure, NIA will contact you.

 

Stage 2

After receiving the confirmation message with a unique code, visit your service provider (agent or customer care) to complete the final part of linking or re-registering your Sim Card with Ghana Card before the April 2022 deadline.