By: Deborah Amewoyi
In our increasingly digital world, technology has transformed the way we live, work, and connect. By leveraging digital tools and services, we can greatly reduce stress and boost productivity.
Short codes now play a key part in our daily lives. We buy airtime or internet bundle subscriptions and access mobile money services using shortcodes. It would excite you to know that shortcodes can also provide flexible services even at the comfort of our homes.
Every Ghanaian must know these five shortcodes below in order to make life more easier.
- NHIS Renewal – *929#
Access to healthcare is prime and individuals can renew their National Health Insurance card by dailing the *929#, option 2 then following the prompt. - Sim Registration-*404#
New sim cards must be linked to the Ghana Card to enable usage. Dailing the short via all networks will facilitate this process swiftly. - SIM Card Linked With the Ghana Card – *402#
This short code gives you a list of all sim cards linked to your GH card. By doing so, individuals whose cards have been linked to unknown numbers can request for deactivation from service providers. - ECG Bills – *226#
Pay electricity bills at the comfort of your homes, the shortcodes allows for payment through mobile money by indicating the meter type and meter number. - GWCL Bill -*790#
Dailing the short code, indicating the account number and following other prompts provides services to paying water bills in the comfort of your homes.
By embracing digitalization the above shortcodes will help simplify individual lives and reduce stress.
