Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida and Acting Director General/CEO of Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA), Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko plus other regulatory officials during a two-day benchmarking and coordination visit by the NCC delegation to Ghana recently
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) have restated clear readiness to deepening bilateral cooperation in telecommunications regulation. This was part of the outcome of a recent two-day benchmarking and coordination visit by the NCC delegation to Ghana.
The high-level engagement, led by NCC Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Dr. Aminu Maida, marked a significant step in advancing cross-border regulatory collaboration, knowledge exchange, and regional harmonisation in line with global best practices.
During the visit, which culminated in a bilateral meeting at the NCA Tower in Accra, both regulators exchanged strategic insights on Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring, consumer protection, telecom infrastructure safeguarding, and cybersecurity — priorities critical to building resilient and innovation-driven telecom ecosystems.
Welcoming the NCC delegation, NCA Acting Director-General Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, who assumed office in January 2025, emphasised the importance of sustained collaboration between Ghana and Nigeria. “We must continue to set the tone for regional leadership, particularly on the international stage,” he said. “Ghana is eager to partner with Nigeria on ECOWAS Roaming, cross-border regulatory monitoring, and capacity building to enhance regional integration.”
Ghana currently maintains ECOWAS Free Roaming arrangements with Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin, and is piloting similar agreements with The Gambia. Fianko described collaboration with Nigeria as essential, given the volume of traffic and trade between both nations.
In his remarks, Dr. Maida applauded the NCA’s regulatory strides, particularly in real-time monitoring and managing market dominance. “We are here not just because of what we’ve heard, but because of what we’ve seen — Ghana’s impressive regulatory infrastructure and innovation. Nigeria is ready to collaborate on ECOWAS Roaming and learn from Ghana’s experiences.”
The NCC delegation toured several of the NCA’s cutting-edge facilities, including the Communications Monitoring Centre (CMC), Network Monitoring System, and the Common Platform — a revenue assurance tool that enhances transparency across Ghana’s telecom sector.
The two regulators also delivered presentations highlighting key achievements. The NCC showcased Nigeria’s NIN-SIM integration policy, its Incident Reporting Platform, and initiatives such as the Tariff Simplification Framework and the designation of telecom infrastructure as Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII). These efforts have collectively strengthened Nigeria’s regulatory environment and bolstered consumer protection.
