NCC, Ghana’s NCA Deepen Regulatory Collaboration to Boost Telecoms in West Africa

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral collaboration in telecoms regulation to enhance service delivery and promote regional integration.

This renewed partnership followed a successful two-day benchmarking and coordination visit by the NCC delegation, led by the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Dr. Aminu Maida, to the NCA headquarters in Accra, Ghana.

The engagement marked a significant milestone in fostering cross-border policy alignment, regulatory cooperation, and the harmonisation of telecom standards in line with global best practices.

During the high-level meetings, both regulatory bodies exchanged insights on key issues including Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring, consumer protection, telecoms infrastructure security, and cybersecurity—areas critical to the development of resilient and innovation-driven telecom ecosystems.

Acting Director-General of the NCA, Rev. Edmund Fianko, welcomed the Nigerian delegation and emphasized the importance of sustained collaboration between the two countries. “We must continue to lead the charge for regional regulatory excellence. Ghana is keen to work closely with Nigeria on ECOWAS Roaming, cross-border regulatory monitoring, and capacity building for stronger regional integration,” he said.

Fianko noted the significance of the partnership given the volume of telecom traffic and trade between the two nations.

In his remarks, Dr. Maida lauded Ghana’s regulatory innovations, particularly in real-time monitoring and addressing market dominance. “This visit is inspired not just by what we’ve heard but by what we’ve seen—Ghana’s impressive infrastructure and forward-thinking regulation. Nigeria is ready to partner more closely on ECOWAS Roaming and learn from Ghana’s experience,” he stated.

The NCC delegation toured key NCA facilities, including the Communications Monitoring Centre (CMC), the Network Monitoring System, and the Common Platform—a flagship revenue assurance tool that promotes transparency across Ghana’s telecom sector.

As part of the knowledge-sharing initiative, both agencies delivered technical presentations showcasing their recent achievements. The NCC highlighted policies such as Nigeria’s NIN-SIM integration, the Incident Reporting Platform, Tariff Simplification Framework, and the classification of telecom infrastructure as Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII).

The NCA, in turn, shared its strides in regulatory innovation, data-centric supervision, and robust stakeholder engagement—approaches credited with enhancing industry compliance and quality assurance in Ghana.

Dr. Maida also extended an invitation to the NCA to join the African chapter of the International Institute of Communications (IIC), which is currently being established.

At the close of the visit, both agencies reaffirmed their commitment to joint regulatory initiatives, technical exchange, and continuous learning, with the shared goal of advancing secure, inclusive, and consumer-focused digital economies across the West African sub-region.