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  "id": 1923699,
  "title": "Revised Ghana Card fees were approved by Parliament, not unilaterally set — NIA clarifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/revised-ghana-card-fees-were-approved-by-parliament-not-unilaterally",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:39:57.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://3news.com/news/revised-ghana-card-fees-were-approved-by-parliament-not-unilaterally-set-nia-clarifies"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Identification Authority (NIA) clarifies that its revised Ghana Card fees were approved by Parliament under L.I. 2512 and took effect on February 2, 2026.",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Revised Ghana Card fees approved by Parliament, not unilaterally introduced – NIA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/revised-ghana-card-fees-approved-by-parliament-not-unilaterally",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:01:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Revised Ghana Card fees approved by Parliament, not unilaterally introduced – NIA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/revised-ghana-card-fees-approved-by-parliament-not-unilaterally-1896034",
        "published": "2026-08-19T08:13:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "NIA dismisses claims of new Ghana card charges, says first-time registration, record updates remain free",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nia-dismisses-claims-of-new-ghana-card-charges-says-first-time",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:45:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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