The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced a 30-day grace period for university graduates posted for the 2024/2025 service year to complete their biometric validation.
This initiative is part of the NSA’s ongoing transformation program to enhance transparency and efficiency in the service deployment process, aligning with H.E. John Dramani Mahama’s directive.
“In line with our transformation programme and H.E. John Dramani Mahama’s directive to enhance transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the National Service Deployment process, the National Service Authority (NSA) wishes to inform all stakeholders and the general public of the enforcement of biometric compliance measures,” the official press release stated.
According to a Press release dated February 18, the grace period, set to end on March 19, 2025, offers a final opportunity for deployed personnel who have not yet completed their biometric validation at their respective Regional Offices to comply.
“All deployed personnel who have not yet completed their final biometric validation at their respective Regional Offices are granted a 30-day grace period, ending on March 19, 2025, to fulfill this requirement. Failure to comply within this period will result in the automatic nullification of their registration and posting, in accordance with the law,” the release clarified.
This enforcement follows the posting of 6,635 service personnel since October 1, 2024, who are yet to report for their final biometric validation. The NSA aims to ensure compliance with the NSA Act 2024 (ACT 1119), which stipulates that, personnel who fail to report to their assigned agency within three months of posting are considered to have evaded service.
The statement emphasized the importance of biometric validation for payroll processing and monthly evaluations at assigned districts: “Deployed service personnel will not be placed on the payroll until they have successfully completed biometric validation and presented themselves at their assigned district for monthly evaluation.”
