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4notify Ghana · The Sunday Proclamation
OFFICIAL · NIA · Ghana.gov · GhanaPostGPS
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AKW-GH-004
Date
2026-05-27
Status
In force
Category
Digital government

Ghana Card, Ghana.gov and GhanaPostGPS: one-time codes and trámite alerts for the Ghanaian citizen

The National Identification Authority (NIA) issues the Ghana Card to millions of citizens and residents under the National Identification Authority Act, 2006 (Act 707); Ghana.gov concentrates state trámites; and the GhanaPostGPS digital address resolves every plot of land to a five-character code. 4notify integrates with the digital-government notification gateway and delivers trámite alerts, appointment reminders and one-time codes with PIN masking.

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Preamble

Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the National Identification Authority Act, 2006 (Act 707), the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772) and the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), this Proclamation is issued concerning the delivery of citizen-service alerts for Ghana Card, Ghana.gov and GhanaPostGPS.

Statutory basis
National Identification Authority Act, 2006 (Act 707)

Establishes the NIA, the Ghana Card and the legal framework for the national identity register.

Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 (Act 772)

Recognises electronic records, electronic signatures and the legal validity of digital trámite notifications.

Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843)

Imposes purpose-limitation and minimisation duties on personal-data processing within digital-government systems.

Implementation
01

Integration with Ghana.gov

4notify integrates with the Ghana.gov notification gateway; quarterly penetration tests are conducted against the connector.

02

Ghana Card PIN masking

The delivery envelope carries the Ghana Card PIN only as a SHA-256 hash with salt; the clear-text PIN stays inside the institutional system.

03

Three-channel cascade

Trámite ready → push (60s) → SMS (2 min) → email (5 min); the citizen's preference is stored in their Ghana.gov profile.

04

OTP delivery

One-time codes for Ghana.gov and high-trust trámites land inside a 60-second window; if SMS fails, email fallback fires automatically.

Delivery envelope
json
{
  "event": "gov.tramite.ready",
  "ghanacard_pin_hash": "sha256:salt:7f2a9b...",
  "institution": "DVLA",
  "institution_name": "Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority, Accra",
  "gpgps_code": "GA-184-0617",
  "channels": ["push", "sms", "email"],
  "cascade_window_min": 5
}
Sample message
PushSubject: Your trámite is ready

Ghana.gov: your DVLA driver's licence renewal is ready for collection. Expires Friday 18:00. GhanaPostGPS GA-184-0617. Open the app to continue.

Compliance checklist
  • Ghana.gov notification-gateway integration active
  • Ghana Card PIN masked at envelope level (SHA-256 + salt)
  • Cascade aligned to citizen channel preference
  • OTP P50 less than or equal to 4 seconds across all three operators
The 4notify difference

4notify is the only A2P provider with native Ghana.gov integration, Ghana Card PIN masking and a GhanaPostGPS-aware template library aligned with the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 and the National Identification Authority Act, 2006.

Frequently asked questions
Can 4notify see the citizen's Ghana Card PIN?

No. The envelope carries only the hashed PIN; the institution retains the clear-text PIN and resolves the hash locally.

Does GhanaPostGPS travel in the envelope too?

Yes — the five-character GhanaPostGPS code rides on every delivery envelope, letting the citizen pin the address on the map at one tap.

Issued
4notify Department of Operations
2026-05-27 · AKW-GH-004

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