Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Communications Authority in Ghana have pledged to collaborate to raise the standard of regulation of the telecom sector in two countries.
They made the pledge during a visit of Dr Aminu Maida, the Chief Executive of Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to the head office of Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) in Accra.
The meeting was aimed at strengthening regional cooperation, particularly on improving telecom regulatory framework in the two countries.
Maida, who led the NCC delegation, said the visit was aimed at cross-border regulatory alignment and knowledge sharing in line with global standards.
He commended the achievements of the NCA, particularly in real-time monitoring and addressing market challenges.
“We are here because of Ghana’s impressive regulatory infrastructure and innovation. Nigeria is eager to collaborate on ECOWAS roaming and learn from Ghana’s expertise.”
He highlighted some achievements of the NCC which included NIN-SIM integration, incident reporting platform, tariff simplification framework, and the classification of telecom infrastructure as Critical National Information Infrastructure.
Maida invited its Ghanian counterpart to join the African chapter of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) to boost continental collaboration.
Edmund Fianko, the NCA Acting Director-General, stressed the importance of sustained collaboration between Ghana and Nigeria.
“As regional leaders, we must continue to set benchmarks on the international stage.
“Ghana is keen to partner with Nigeria on ECOWAS Roaming, cross-border regulatory oversight, and capacity-building initiatives to drive regional integration,” he said.
Fianko also emphasized the significance of collaboration due to the substantial trade and traffic flow between the two countries.
During the meeting, the two regulators shared information on some critical operational areas in the telecom sector like Quality of Service (QoS), consumer protection, security of telecom infrastructure as well as cybersecurity.
The NCC delegation also toured the NCA’s facilities which included its Communications Monitoring Centre (CMC) and Network Monitoring System, among others.
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