The Vice President, Dr. Mahmudu Bawumia says the total revenue generated per year from the application of passports has increased to 56 million Ghana cedis as compared to 1 million Ghana cedis in 2017.
This increment, he said is due to the government’s digitalisation of the processes of obtaining passports.
Speaking as the Guest of Honour at the official launch of Accra Business School's IT programmes, Dr. Bawumia noted the number of persons who apply for passports per year has also increased to 498,000 as compared to 16,000 prior to the digitalisation agenda.
“When we started the digitalisation in 2017, the total revenue of the passport office was 1 million Ghana cedis. Today, it has jumped to 56 million Ghana cedis in one year. The number of passports that people applied for at the beginning of 2017, we had 16,000 in a year. Today, 498,000 a year, because you can sit at home and apply for it and the revenue has gone up,” he said.
Latest Stories
-
‘You won’t win GPL title without your own stadium’ – Bashir Hayford tells Kotoko, Hearts
2 mins -
Ryan Garcia denies using performance-enhancing drugs after beating Devin Haney
15 mins -
We must change phenomenon of moneyed elections – Raymond Atuguba
16 mins -
Accra Lions punished us for not taking our chances – Hearts of Oak assistant coach Abdul Bashiru
19 mins -
Biosafety Authority welcomes court’s dismissal of application seeking injunction on approval of 14 GMOs
30 mins -
Adaklu-Tevikpo murder suspect arrested from hideout
30 mins -
Asante artefacts return: Reawakening of Asante’s Soul
36 mins -
ECG attributes May 1 dumsor to rainstorm
49 mins -
Armed robbers attack Mobile Money agent in broad daylight at Tumu
50 mins -
Ghana to compete for 2024 Olympics ticket in Bahamas World Athletics Relays
53 mins -
COCOBOD workers bemoan effect of illegal mining on cocoa sector
57 mins -
We are unhappy with recent results – Hearts of Oak assistant coach Abdul Bashiru
60 mins -
Why I said Wizkid disrespected Don Jazzy – Macaroni explains
1 hour -
You are making people angry with your utterances – Kwesi Pratt tells Akufo-Addo
1 hour -
Age is just a number: How 60-year-old Argentine emerged Miss Universe Buenos Aires
1 hour