National Insurance number
The National Insurance number is used as a reference number in the Pay As You Earn system, and also by the self-employed. It is also used in applications for Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs), to check that an individual has opened only one ISA in a tax year.
Social Security and National Insurance Trust
The SSNIT, or the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, is an important agency of the government of Ghana. The "job description" of the SSNIT, according to its website, is to administrate the National Pension Scheme. In so doing, the SSNIT owns major amounts of stock in Ghana's principal companies, and is an important part of Ghana's economy.The SSNIT TOP management has changed since 7th January 2017 so the information there is wrong.